Questions 973: Action Adventure Story Beats
Tim asks: I’ve heard that, in action adventure, I need to introduce a change every 3-4 pages. Thoughts?
Tim asks: I’ve heard that, in action adventure, I need to introduce a change every 3-4 pages. Thoughts?
Roland has feedback on his method for deciding when to end a chapter. Resources Mentioned: heinleinsecrets.com Suave Rob series
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Do audiobook listeners, narrators, and producers have any tricks to adjust pacing, either on playback or during creation? Does writing with audiobooks in mind change the way you write?”
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How would you go about subverting the expected pacing of a genre and still make it work?” Resources Mentioned: One Shot by Lee Child Trevayne: A Novel by Robert Ludlum The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy Coma by …
Subscribe Here! Zoe asks: Can you talk more about story beats and “scenes and sequels”? Resources Mentioned: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Subscribe Here! Lyssa asks: “Do you think about ‘scenes and sequels’ when writing?”
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: “Is it possible to have too much action in an action/adventure book?”
Caine asks: “What did you mean by ‘granularity’ in fiction?” And JR asks: and “How do you control the plot arc so that it works in short stories”