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Pacing helps create and maintain this illusion. As a writer, you must create and maintain an illusion strong enough to fool the reader. It’s an escape from the drudgery of the real world and a way to live vicariously through others. Readers pick up a work because they want a powerful and emotional experience. (If you haven’t checked it out, I would strongly suggest doing so as he covers a wide range of simple tricks writers can use to develop better stories.)

Scene and Sequel is a technique developed by Dwight Swain in his book, Techniques of the Selling Writer.

So how does one develop solid pacing through a novel while building tension, developing characters, describing setting, and advancing plot lines? The answer is a little trick called Scene and Sequel. And those that didn’t, sped through the action without anyone stopping to smell any proverbial roses. When I began writing seriously-not the scribbles in a notebook of plots I’d write someday or the half-started, never-finished stories I cranked out, but the “I want to write novels for a living” point in my career-my first completed book felt juvenile. Trust me, your writing will thank you! Scene and Sequel This is a must read, especially for those who do not know about this technique. Hi everyone! We are diving right into the thick of writing technique with a guest post by author Raven Oak, who is joining us to talk about the successful pattern of Scene and Sequel.