tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post7038281113163326255..comments2023-06-25T10:12:14.635-04:00Comments on Tea & Strumpets: Hold Onto Your Hats. We're Moving at a Clip!author.nara.malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07159847596372441526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-55025225766706111862013-02-02T18:51:36.656-05:002013-02-02T18:51:36.656-05:00Great post Sofie! I agree with you on the importan...Great post Sofie! I agree with you on the importance of not giving a blow by blow on dialogue tags. For me, that can slow down my enjoyment of a book. There is something about me being able to add those little things, and like you, see the scene in my head like a movie. I love being able to use my imagination and "watch" the character come alive through my understanding of the character. Thanks for another great post, and I think it is something we all need to keep in mind: pacing can kill a great story or make one even better! :)Tina Glasneck, USA Today Bestselling Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981233678758852704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813492157178228124.post-88141143058886627262013-02-02T17:59:04.560-05:002013-02-02T17:59:04.560-05:00Hi Sofie! Enjoyed your post. I am right there wit...Hi Sofie! Enjoyed your post. I am right there with the importance of pacing. Various genres dictate different "speeds," but, no matter the genre, get it wrong and you'll lose the reader. Writing for performance dictates a snappier pace which suggests to me why the book from PSYCH is less than the series and yet, it seems a disservice to me that the book was noticeably slower. The reader, you, comes to the book with expectations based on the show. I guess the only excuse would be a "chicken and the egg" thing. If the book is from the show, then it should be similar, but if the series is roughly based on the book, then the differences could be shocking. At least that's been my experience, i.e. BONES and the Kathy Reich's Temperance Brennan novels. Thank you for the reminder about pacing and it's place in the writer's toolkit.Denise Golinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.com