How to PACE YOUR STORY (Write Description Like a MASTER)

Abbie Emmons
11 Dec 201917:27

Summary

TLDRDans cette édition de 'Writers Life Wednesdays', l'animateur Abbi partage des astuces pour un rythme parfait dans l'écriture, expliquant la différence entre le rythme à grande et petite échelle. Elle insiste sur l'importance de la structure narrative, notamment la structure en trois actes, pour un rythme large échelle efficace. Pour le rythme à petite échelle, elle recommande de se concentrer sur la description et la narration, en utilisant la lecture de scénarios de films pour améliorer la visualisation de l'histoire. L'orateur souligne que moins est souvent plus, et que la compréhension du lecteur est guidée par la vitesse à laquelle il lit, suggérant de manipuler la vitesse de lecture pour contrôler le rythme de l'histoire.

Takeaways

  • 📚 L'épisode traite de l'importance de la cadence dans l'écriture et des techniques pour obtenir une cadence parfaite.
  • 🎯 La cadence est définie comme le rythme ou la vitesse à laquelle les choses changent ou se développent dans une histoire.
  • 🧩 La cadence peut être vue en deux catégories : la cadence à grande échelle, liée à la structure globale de l'histoire, et la cadence à petite échelle, liée aux scènes individuelles.
  • 🏛 Pour la cadence à grande échelle, l'utilisation de structures de récit telles que la structure en trois actes peut aider à éviter des moments clés trop espacés ou trop rapprochés.
  • 🎨 La cadence à petite échelle se concentre sur la description et le récit, qui peignent la scène et donnent la perception des personnages.
  • 🤔 La description doit être pertinente et ne pas ralentir inutilement l'histoire avec des détails superflus.
  • 🎬 L'auteur suggère d'étudier les scénarios de films pour comprendre comment utiliser peu de mots pour créer une expérience visuelle riche.
  • 📖 L'exemple du scénario du film 'Dunkirk' illustre comment une description concise peut être puissante et efficace.
  • ⏱️ La vitesse de lecture influence la cadence percée par le lecteur, avec moins de mots et de phrases courtes pour des actions rapides, et plus de mots et de phrases longues pour des actions lentes.
  • 💭 Le récit, c'est-à-dire les pensées internes et le processus de prise de décision des personnages, peut également affecter la cadence de l'histoire.
  • 📚 Il est recommandé d'étudier la manière dont d'autres auteurs équilibrent la description et le récit dans leurs œuvres pour améliorer la cadence de son propre écriture.
  • 🌟 Enfin, l'auteur encourage les spectateurs à partager des exemples de bonnes cadences dans les livres ou les films et à s'inscrire à la chaîne pour plus de conseils d'écriture.

Q & A

  • Qu'est-ce que la cadence narrative et pourquoi est-elle importante dans l'écriture?

    -La cadence narrative est le rythme ou la vitesse à laquelle se déroulent les changements ou le développement dans une histoire. Elle est importante car elle détermine si les scènes de l'histoire se déroulent trop rapidement ou trop lentement, influençant ainsi l'expérience de lecture du lecteur.

  • Quels sont les deux types de cadence narrative mentionnés dans le script?

    -Les deux types de cadence narrative mentionnés sont la cadence narrative à grande échelle, qui regarde la structure globale de l'histoire lors de la planification, et la cadence narrative à petite échelle, qui se concentre sur le rythme des scènes individuelles.

  • Pourquoi l'auteur utilise-t-il souvent la structure de l'histoire en trois actes?

    -L'auteur utilise souvent la structure de l'histoire en trois actes car elle est éprouvée et utilisée dans de nombreux récits qu'elle admire. Cette structure fournit une base solide pour l'écriture, permettant d'éviter de se douter constamment de soi-même et de se concentrer sur la création d'une histoire unique et brillante.

  • Quelle est la 'règle secrète' de la cadence narrative mentionnée dans le script?

    -La 'règle secrète' de la cadence narrative est que tout se passe au rythme à laquelle on lit. L'auteur peut manipuler la vitesse à laquelle le lecteur suit les événements en jouant sur la longueur des descriptions et la complexité de la narration.

  • Comment la description peut-elle influencer la cadence narrative d'une scène?

    -La description influence la cadence narrative en peignant une image de ce qui se passe. Plus il y a de détails, plus la cadence peut sembler lente, car le lecteur doit prendre du temps pour assimiler les informations et former une image mentale.

  • Pourquoi est-il recommandé d'étudier les scénarios de films pour améliorer la cadence narrative de son écriture?

    -Étudier les scénarios permet de comprendre comment les scénaristes utilisent peu de mots pour créer des images fortes et évocatrices, ce qui est essentiel pour maintenir une bonne cadence narrative dans un livre.

  • Quel exemple de description efficace a été donné dans le script pour illustrer la scène d'ouverture de 'Dunkirk'?

    -L'exemple donné est la description de la scène d'ouverture de 'Dunkirk' où 'paper falling like snow' (des papiers tombant comme de la neige) est utilisé pour créer une image puissante avec peu de mots.

  • Comment la narration peut-elle affecter la cadence narrative et comment gérer cette partie de l'écriture?

    -La narration, en donnant les pensées intérieures et les processus de décision des personnages, peut ralentir la cadence en appuyant sur les 'pauses'. Pour gérer cela, il est important de toujours se rappeler la règle de cadence et de ne pas surcharger le lecteur avec des informations irrelevants.

  • Quels sont les deux éléments clés d'une scène que l'auteur doit considérer pour maintenir une bonne cadence narrative?

    -Les deux éléments clés d'une scène sont la description, qui peint l'image de ce qui se passe, et la narration, qui nous montre comment les personnages perçoivent les événements.

  • Quel conseil l'auteur donne-t-elle pour équilibrer la description et la narration dans son écriture?

    -L'auteur suggère d'utiliser des marqueurs de couleurs pour mettre en évidence la description et la narration dans un livre préféré, afin d'étudier l'équilibre que cet auteur a trouvé entre les deux, ou de simplement faire cette exercice mentalement pendant la lecture.

Outlines

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📚 Introduction à la rythmique de l'écriture

Dans ce premier paragraphe, l'animateur, Abbi, introduit l'épisode de 'Writer's Life Wednesdays' centré sur la rythmique dans l'écriture. Elle explique que le but de l'épisode est de partager des techniques pour atteindre une rythmique parfaite dans l'histoire, ni trop rapide ni trop lente. Elle mentionne son passé d'incertitude quant à la rythmique de ses écrits et souligne comment la découverte du secret de la rythmique parfaite a transformé son approche de l'écriture. Elle définit la rythmique comme le rythme ou la vitesse à laquelle les choses changent ou se développent dans une histoire, en distinguant entre la rythmique à grande échelle liée à la structure globale de l'histoire et la rythmique à petite échelle liée aux scènes individuelles. Elle insiste sur l'importance de la structure narrative pour une bonne rythmique à grande échelle et introduit le concept de 'three-act story structure' comme fondation pour une histoire solide.

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🖌️ L'importance de la description dans la rythmique

Dans ce paragraphe, Abbi discute de la description comme un élément clé de la rythmique à petite échelle. Elle souligne que la description sert à peindre une image de ce qui se passe dans l'histoire et doit être pertinent pour l'intrigue ou les personnages. Abbi propose de se concentrer sur l'importance de chaque élément descriptif, en utilisant la question 'why does this matter?' pour évaluer sa pertinence. Elle compare la lecture à un film mental où l'esprit du lecteur traduit les mots en images, ce qui signifie que la vitesse à laquelle les événements sont vus dépend de la vitesse de lecture et de compréhension du lecteur. Elle recommande d'étudier les scénarios de films pour apprendre à créer des descriptions visuelles efficaces avec peu de mots, en citant des exemples de films comme 'Dunkirk' et 'The Matrix'.

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🎬 Utiliser les scénarios pour améliorer la rythmique

Abbi poursuit avec l'idée d'étudier les scénarios de films pour comprendre comment les auteurs créent des expériences visuelles immersives avec peu de mots. Elle donne des exemples de scènes de films comme 'Dunkirk' et 'The Matrix', où l'on voit comment les descriptions courtes et précises peuvent être tout aussi efficaces pour transmettre une image claire et dynamique. Elle insiste sur le fait que moins de mots et de phrases courtes accélèrent la lecture et la perception des événements, tandis que plus de mots et de phrases longues ralentissent l'expérience. Elle suggère que les écrivains peuvent maîtriser la vitesse à laquelle les lecteurs perçoivent les événements en ajustant la longueur et la complexité de leurs descriptions.

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📖 La narrativa et son impact sur la rythmique

Dans le dernier paragraphe, Abbi aborde la narrativa, qui est la perception interne des personnages de ce qui se passe et leurs processus de prise de décision. Elle met en garde contre l'excès de narration intérieure qui pourrait ralentir la rythmique de l'histoire. Elle propose d'utiliser des marqueurs de couleurs pour étudier la façon dont les auteurs équilibrent la description et la narrativa dans leurs livres préférés, ce qui aide à comprendre comment gérer la rythmique. Elle conclut en résumant les conseils donnés sur la rythmique, en soulignant que la clé est de voir tout se dérouler à la vitesse à laquelle on lit, et en recommandant aux écrivains d'observer des films et des livres qu'ils apprécient pour extraire des leçons sur la rythmique. Elle invite les téléspectateurs à partager leurs exemples préférés de rythmique efficace et à s'engager avec la communauté en commentant et en s'abonnant au canal.

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Keywords

💡Rythme narratif

Le rythme narratif fait référence à la vitesse ou au tempo à laquelle les événements se déroulent dans une histoire. C'est un élément clé dans l'écriture qui détermine si l'histoire est captivante ou non. Dans le script, il est question de la manière dont le rythme peut être ajusté pour ne pas être trop rapide ou trop lent, mais juste parfait, en utilisant des techniques spécifiques.

💡Échelle de rythme

L'échelle de rythme est divisée en deux catégories principales : grande échelle (large-scale pacing) qui regarde la structure globale de l'histoire, et petite échelle (small-scale pacing) qui se concentre sur le rythme des scènes individuelles. L'auteure utilise ces concepts pour expliquer comment équilibrer le rythme dans l'écriture, en se concentrant sur la structure de l'intrigue et la description des scènes.

💡Structure de l'histoire

La structure de l'histoire est la manière dont les événements sont organisés et se déroulent dans une narration. Le script mentionne la structure en trois actes comme un moyen de s'assurer que le rythme de l'histoire est bien équilibré et que les moments importants ne se produisent pas trop tôt ou trop tard dans l'intrigue.

💡Description

La description dans un récit est utilisée pour peindre une image mentale des lieux, des personnages et des actions. Le script insiste sur l'importance de ne décrire que ce qui est essentiel à l'histoire, car une description excessive ou inutile peut ralentir inutilement le rythme narratif.

💡Narratif

Le narratif fait référence aux pensées intérieures et au processus de prise de décision des personnages. Dans le script, il est expliqué que le narratif peut influencer le rythme de l'histoire en donnant un aperçu des réactions et des motivations des personnages face aux événements qui se déroulent.

💡Psychologie de la lecture

La psychologie de la lecture est mentionnée pour expliquer comment le lecteur interprète et assimile les informations présentées dans un texte. Le script souligne que le rythme de la lecture influence directement la perception du rythme de l'histoire par le lecteur.

💡Scénario

Un scénario est un texte écrit pour un film, une télévision ou un autre média visuel. Le script utilise l'exemple des scénarios, en particulier ceux de films avec un rythme naturel, pour montrer comment peu de mots peuvent être utilisés pour créer une image visuelle forte et rapide.

💡Visualisation

La visualisation est la capacité à créer une image mentale de ce que l'on lit. Le script met en évidence l'importance de la visualisation pour comprendre comment le rythme de l'histoire est perçu par le lecteur, en utilisant l'analogie d'un film qui se déroule dans l'esprit du lecteur.

💡Écriture efficace

L'écriture efficace est la capacité à utiliser le moins de mots possible pour transmettre une image ou un sentiment. Le script donne des exemples de scénarios qui utilisent peu de mots pour décrire des scènes complexes, montrant comment l'écriture efficace peut maintenir le rythme de l'histoire.

💡Exemples de films

Les exemples de films sont utilisés dans le script pour illustrer la manière dont les scénarios transforment des descriptions en expériences visuelles. Le film 'Dunkirk' et 'The Matrix' sont cités pour montrer comment une description concise peut être aussi puissante que des images complexes.

💡Communauté d'écriture

La communauté d'écriture est un groupe d'individus partageant des intérêts et des objectifs communs en matière d'écriture. Le script mentionne la communauté d'écriture comme un lieu où partager des conseils et des expériences pour améliorer la qualité de l'écriture, y compris celle du rythme narratif.

Highlights

Introduction to the concept of pacing in storytelling and its importance for the narrative flow.

The speaker's personal journey with pacing, moving from uncertainty to mastery with the help of a secret technique.

Definition of pacing as the rate or speed at which the story's scenes develop.

Differentiation between large-scale and small-scale pacing in the context of story structure and individual scenes.

The significance of the three-act story structure in achieving large-scale pacing.

How to avoid pacing issues by not having pivotal moments too close or too far apart in the narrative.

The psychological principle behind pacing and how the reader's brain processes the story.

The analogy of reading as watching a movie in the mind and the role of pacing in this experience.

The importance of relevance in description to maintain pacing and avoid reader frustration.

Techniques for creating visual experiences with minimal description to enhance pacing.

Studying screenplays as a method for learning to write more visually and dynamically.

Examples from 'Dunkirk' and 'The Matrix' screenplays demonstrating effective minimal description.

The impact of sentence length and word count on the reader's perception of time and action in a scene.

The role of narrative in pacing and how it can influence the reader's engagement with the story.

Strategies for balancing description and narrative to achieve the desired pacing effect.

The value of studying favorite books to understand how authors balance pacing through description and narrative.

Recap of the golden rule of pacing and its implications for writing compelling stories.

Invitation for audience engagement by sharing examples of excellent pacing in literature and film.

Closing remarks and call to action for subscribing and supporting the channel for more writing insights.

Transcripts

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what's up my friend Abbi here and

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welcome back to writers life wednesdays

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where we come together to help you make

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your story matter today we are talking

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about pacing more specifically the

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secret to perfect pacing in this episode

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I'm going to share with you the

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techniques that I always use to make

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sure that my pacing isn't too fast isn't

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too slow but just right it's actually a

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really simple principle that you can

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apply to any style of writing in any

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genre see I used to question my pacing a

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lot I would constantly be asking my beta

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readers how was the pacing was the two

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fastest just how was the pacing I don't

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know how the pacing was help me please

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not that I don't ask my beta readers

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about pacing anymore of course I do it's

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a great question to ask your beta

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readers but knowing the secret to

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perfect pacing has totally changed the

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way I write okay so before we get

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started I just have to establish what

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pacing even means by definition it means

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the rate or speed at which something

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changes or develops basically how fast

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or slow the scenes in your story flow I

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did not mean to rhyme just then I like

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to think about it in two different

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categories large-scale pacing and

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small-scale pacing large-scale pacing is

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looking at the big picture this happens

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in your outlining process when you're

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figuring out your story structure and

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that's why I use the three action story

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structures so much because it has story

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pacing large-scale pacing built into it

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the large-scale pacing in a story can

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feel off if a plot point happens to

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suddenly are too close to other pivotal

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moments in your story for instance if

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your inciting incident happens like

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thirty percent into your story the

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pacing will feel too slow because it

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just takes too long for something

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important to have or let's say your plot

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twist happens right after the inciting

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incident in that case your pacing will

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feel too fast because you have these two

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pivotal moments

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back-to-back so for a large-scale pacing

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you can do one of two things you can

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either cross your fingers and really

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hope that it just turns out right or you

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can use story structure guys there's a

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reason why I'm always talking about the

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three-act story structure because it is

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tried and true all of my favorite

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stories use this story structure and

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none of them feel boring predictable or

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like a knockoff of somebody else's story

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and that's because story structure does

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not make your story predictable instead

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it gives your story a foundation it

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gives you a strong template to use so

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that you don't have to constantly be

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second-guessing yourself you can just go

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about crafting your brilliant unique

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story and feel confident about it that's

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what I mean when I talk about

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large-scale pacing it's all in the

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three-act story structure which has

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personally changed the way I write and

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also so many other people in this

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community so if you want to learn more

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about the three-act story structure I

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made a whole in depth video series about

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it you can check that out right here so

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let's say you used the three-act story

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structure to structure your story and

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you're not concerned about the large

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scale pacing but you're more concerned

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about the in-between moments between

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your pivotal plot points this is what I

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call small-scale pacing which is the

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pacing of individual scenes and this is

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really all about description and

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narrative description paints the picture

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of what's happening narrative tells you

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how the characters perceive what's

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happening so Before we jump into these

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two really important elements of story I

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just want to share with you the secret

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to perfect pacing that I mentioned

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before the intro it's not really like a

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secret it's more like just a basic rule

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of psychology and your brain while

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reading you see everything happening at

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the pace at which you read you're like

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well duh a B isn't that common sense

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yes it's common sense but when's the

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last time you thought about your pacing

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like this as you're reading a story your

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brain is

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translating words on a page into the

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language of your imagination which is

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imagery you see everything happening

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like a movie playing in your mind which

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means this movie can only play as fast

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as your brain can read and piece

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together the information to give you a

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coherent image makes sense right well

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that means you can manipulate the speed

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at which your reader is watching these

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events take place and that's essentially

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what pacing is so let's circle back real

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quick to that analogy I used about

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seeing your book like a movie I'm pretty

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sure this is like a universal thing at

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least it always happens to me I see my

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stories like a movie playing in my head

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it looks real I'm watching it happen as

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if it's in front of me that being said

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just like a movie some scenes will be

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slower some scenes will be quicker you

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might see some moments in slow motion

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you might see some moments flashing

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lightning fast like a montage this is

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how you experience your story in your

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head before you write it all down it's

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super dynamic and our job as writers is

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to keep that pacing feeling the same

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when we write it so that our reader has

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the same imaginative experience the same

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dynamic experience that we had dreaming

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it all up but when you go to write it

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down you're not sure how to do this I

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get it I totally get it and that's why

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we have to dig deep into those two

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really important elements of a scene

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description and narrative first let's

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talk about description because that's

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what paints the picture of what's

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happening whenever someone asks me what

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is too much description what is too

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little description I have a better

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question for them why does this

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description matter just like we asked

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ourselves with everything else about

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story why does it matter if you go into

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detail describing something that does

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not matter to the story or the

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characters you are essentially slowing

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down your pacing for no reason

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whatsoever always return to why it

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matters you can see your brain can only

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process so much information in fact our

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subconscious is constantly weeding out

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tons of irrelevant information that we

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process all day long like millions of

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pieces of information that your

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conscious mind never sees because it

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never went through the need-to-know door

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in your mind that's just all the

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information that we are surrounded by

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living our everyday lives because if

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your conscious mind had to think about

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all of it you would not be able to get

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anything done you probably wouldn't even

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be able to function but when it comes to

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reading a book everything is different

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because now our conscious mind is

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focusing on reading this book and we are

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processing this information one word at

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a time that means in the background your

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brain is saying you need to know this

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and that means when an author slows down

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the pacing with irrelevant information

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your brain is frustrated it's

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frustrating because it doesn't matter we

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have devoted our conscious attention to

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this story and now you are giving me

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irrelevant information how dare you

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that's what the conscious says to the

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subconscious than the subconscious it's

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like I didn't do anything you said you

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wanted to read this book that's one of

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the biggest problems that writers run

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into when writing description they see

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this image in their head and they want

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to make the reader see it the same way

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but the common mistake that a lot of

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writers fall into is going into too much

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detail in order to deliver that image

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see unlike an image your brain has to

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translate words into a picture in your

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mind so your readers attention zeroes in

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on the one thing that you are currently

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describing earlier I said that I see my

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story like a movie in my mind but unlike

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the medium of film where you can show a

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lot more in a shorter period of time

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when someone's reading a book it takes

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longer for them to read it and piece

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together the information to create that

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image in their mind but that's the part

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you have to remember they're piecing it

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together in their mind word by word

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that's why writers often use a lot of

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words to describe a setting or location

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in a book when in a movie you can just

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flash an image on the screen and your

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brain reads all that information like

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that okay ABI so are you saying that

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there's no hope and you just have to go

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into these giant long descriptions for

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everything no absolutely not

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instead I would like to suggest that

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less is more

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and we can actually describe a lot in

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very few words we can create a

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scrumptious visual experience for our

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reader without having to put them

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through an exhausting information

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overload we can make our readers see our

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stories like a movie in their mind how

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well first we have to study the art of

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making a story visual the best way to do

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this reading screenplay preferably

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screenplays for movies that have

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incredibly well done

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natural feeling pacing that you love I'm

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not gonna tell you what screenplays to

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read it just pick your favorites study

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them watch that scene in the movie then

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read that scene in the script

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how much description did the writer use

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to show the director what was happening

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now I know what you might be thinking

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I'm not a screenwriter I know some of

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you are but some of you aren't and you

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might think that writing a novel is a

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totally different thing and in a lot of

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ways it is but you can learn from

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screenwriters just like I use story

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examples on this channel in a lot of my

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videos featuring clips from some of my

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favorite films that's how I learned to

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make my stories more visual and

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immersive how I see it a story as a

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story as a story and the cool thing

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about screenplays is that they were

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written not for someone to read like a

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book they were written for someone to

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read like a movie they were written with

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the intention of finding their way to

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the desk of a director or producer

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somewhere and with the intention of that

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director or producer reading that

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screenplay and having a visual immersive

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experience so let me show you an example

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of what I'm talking about when I say

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that you can describe a lot in very few

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words let's take for example the

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screenplay for Dunkirk the opening shot

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is described like this fade in paper

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falling like snow six young filthy

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Tommy's raised their heads along a

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deserted street checking rubbish bins

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windows I particularly love those four

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words paper falling like snow that's

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literally all you need to say and I see

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it

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okay let's do another example describing

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something a little more complicated the

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matrix neo reaches out to touch the

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mirror and his fingers disappear beneath

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the rippling surface quickly he tries to

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pull his fingers out but the mirror

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stretches and long rubbery strands like

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mirrored taffy stuck to his fingertips

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Morpheus have you ever had a dream neo

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that you were so sure was real the

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strands thin like rubber cement as he

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pulls away until the fragile wisps of

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mirror thread break Morpheus what if you

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were unable to wake from that dream neo

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how would you know the difference

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between the dream world and the real

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world neo looks at his hand fingers

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distended into mirrored icicles that

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begin to melt rapidly dripping running

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like wax on his fingers spreading across

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his palm where he sees his face

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reflected neo this can't be Morpheus he

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what

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be real the mirror gel seems to come to

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life racing crawling up his arms like

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hundreds of insects what did you just

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see probably something like this have

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you ever had a dream neo that you were

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so sure was real what if you were able

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to wake from that dream how would you

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know the difference between the dream

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world and the real

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this can be won

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be real

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that was a pretty imaginative

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complicated element to describe yet the

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writer kept the pacing of the scene

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short and sharp so that the description

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didn't slow it down and you saw in the

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script before you even watch that clip

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that you needed very little description

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to relay the need-to-know information it

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took me 35 seconds to read that excerpt

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of the screenplay

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it took you 32 seconds to watch that

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clip of the movie that's what I mean by

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seeing everything happening at the pace

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at which you read I've talked about this

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before with fight scenes if you want

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your reader to see fast action then you

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better write it so that your reader can

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read it fast and see it happening fast

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less words and shorter sentences equal

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faster to read more words and longer

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sentences equal slower to read simply

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put you can play with the reading speed

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by making events happen quicker or

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slower and making your descriptions

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shorter or longer now let's talk about

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narrative the other thing that can

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totally make or break your pacing when I

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say narrative I'm talking about your

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characters perception of what's

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happening their internal thoughts and

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decision-making process you might have a

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different definition of this word but

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I'm just letting you know what I mean

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when I say it narrative is pretty unique

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to the novel writing process if you want

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to include internal thoughts and

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decision-making processes in film

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without the use of dialogue then usually

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have to rely upon voice-over narration

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unless you're disney then you create a

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franchise friendly musical number to

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unload all your characters deepest fears

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and desires but neither option is a

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guaranteed win some people love it some

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people hate however when you're writing

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a novel you have total creative freedom

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you can launch into a piece of narrative

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and go deep into your characters

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internal thoughts and decision-making

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process or you can just give us little

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tastes and pieces of their internal

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conflict as the story progresses however

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you want to do it is totally up to you

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this is your art to do your way but

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always remember that rule of pacing you

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see everything happening at the page

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at which you read and every time you go

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into an internal thought process you hit

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the pause button on what's happening to

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go deeper into why it matters but I'm

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not going to tell you how to write

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narrative there are many ways to write

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narrative and that's part of your

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writing style that's unique to you

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there's no one-size-fits-all method the

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more you write in practice and develop

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your style the easier it will become to

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write a compelling narrative it can also

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be super helpful to study how your

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favorite books balance the description

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and the narrative go through a copy of

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your favorite book with two different

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colored highlighters and highlight first

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the description the picture that's being

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painted of what's happening and then

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highlight the narrative which is how

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your how the characters are perceiving

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it this isn't a copy what another author

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has done it's just a great exercise to

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see how other writers a balanced

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narrative and description which is

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pacing or if you don't want to write all

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over your favorite books I understand

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you can just do this exercise in your

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head while you're reading so let's recap

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what we talked about today the golden

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rule of pacing you see everything

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happening at the pace at which you read

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you can create visual experiences for

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your reader by playing with pacing

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longer descriptions equal slower reading

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time and a slower experience shorter

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descriptions equal faster reading time

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and a faster experience study your

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favorite films how did they turn a

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description into a visual experience how

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many words do you actually need to paint

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a picture for your audience okay boom

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that's it that's my best advice for

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writing good pacing into your story now

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it's time for you to talk to me comment

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below and tell me what is one really

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really good example of excellent pacing

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in a book for a movie what can you learn

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from that as a writer smash that like

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button if you liked this video and be

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