My thoughts on pacing (that I should follow myself):
Don't rehash stuff. If your story feels like a road runner cartoon, you're going in circles.
Your descriptions should match the action. Don't drag on about a man's suit for a page and a half if he's falling out of a building
If your...
I write stuff because the stuff I want to read doesn't exist. I've done a lot of reading, but now whatever I try to read just doesn't hit the spot with me anymore. One expensive tip is to become a game master for a table top RPG. I did it for a few years and now I can come up with lore on the...
I'm a much newer writer on SH so take my advice with a grain of salt. You won't be writing the next lord of the rings with my advice.
I read a book called 'How to write a damn good novel' - it's not perfect advice, but it gets you off the ground.
If you're starting out a story, put a person...
Good writing
Interesting plot
Good pacing
I have my favorites, but what are yours? The big view and big vote stories are obvious, but which ones don't get the attention they deserve?
Have any of you considered writing fan fiction about someone else's work on scribblehub? There's quite a few stories that had a lot of potential but stop right when things are getting good.
I was wondering when it would be a good time start the final arc of a story and wrap things up.
My Ideas:
When the story demands it.
When your reads for chapters go down to ???% of your first chapter's reads. <-- IDK what percent is the right number here
When you start to rehash the same...