Perfect Pacing for Fiction Writers: Nailing Act One

Write fiction that moves! Learn to pace Act One of your novel or narrative nonfiction so readers demand more.

Created by: Faith Van Horne
Editor, Writing Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• Draw readers in from Chapter One with dynamic pacing.
• Introduce your characters, world, and conflict with flair.
• Create prose that makes your reader need to move on to the next chapter.

Requirements

• Computer with word processing program, pen and paper, or fiction creation tool of writer's choice.
• The first few chapters of your novel or narrative nonfiction work, ready for revision; OR
• A story idea you're ready to write

Target audience

• This course is for writers of fiction and narrative nonfiction who want to create a strong first act to their novel or memoir.
• This course is NOT designed for technical writing, such as manuals, copy, or other nonfiction business writing.