How do I make my writing less rushed?

Question: How can you try to not make your writing seem rushed? Answer: Revise, revise, revise. Set your work aside for a time (a day, a week, a month), then come back and revise it again with fresh eyes. Show it to other people and listen to their responses.

How do you slow down the pacing of a story?

Let’s take a look at 5 techniques to slow down the pace:

1. Lengthen your sentences.
2. Add descriptions.
3. Include subplots.
4. Use flashbacks and backstory.
5. Add more introspection.
6. Shorten your sentences.
7. Use more dialogue.
8. Remove (or limit) secondary subplots.

Is 5000 too long for a chapter?

Very Long Chapters, 4,000 To 5,000 Words If you’re writing chapters that regularly exceed the 4,000 word mark, you are, in effect, announcing to your reader that your story has a more than normal amount of heft and swagger. To most readers, most of the time, very long chapters will just feel … very long.

How do you make your first chapter interesting?

An ideal first chapter should do the following things:

1. 1) Introduce the main character.
2. 2) Make us care enough to go on a journey with that character.
3. 3) Set tone.
4. 4) Let us know the theme.
5. 5) Let us know where we are.
6. 6) Introduce the antagonist.
7. 7) Ignite conflict.

How do you pace a chapter?

7 Quick Tips for Mastering Pacing in Your Story

1. Break down the structure of your story.
2. Use sentence, paragraph and chapter length to influence pace.
3. Use heightened detail when you want to slow things down.
4. Use introspection to develop character and control pace.
5. Ask yourself what’s necessary to include (and what isn’t)

What makes a good first chapter?

An introduction to the main character: A great opening usually contains an introduction to the main character. By the end of the first chapter of your novel, the reader should have a basic sense of who your main character is and be eager to follow their journey into the second chapter.

Is it OK to force yourself to write?

You don’t have to force yourself to write. For you, “just write” isn’t helpful. Writing, no matter what the inspiration, should come naturally. And if you can’t do it, no one in the world can make you.