You CAN write a book!

You CAN write a book!

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Is Your Pacing Off or Is Your Novel Just Bored?

Is Your Pacing Off or Is Your Novel Just Bored?

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Beth McMullen
May 29, 2025
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I’ve been watching White Lotus season 3 (don’t worry, no spoilers), and something about it has me weirdly restless. Like, scenes are happening... but are they?

It got me thinking about fiction, and how that same feeling shows up when a scene looks good on the surface, but underneath? Nothing’s actually moving.

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