"This extremely accessible book is also a de facto toolbox for writers who want to understand, diagnose, and refine the pacing of their stories. Grounded in examples from familiar narratives, its common-sense breakdown of pacing problems can be used as revision checklists.
"In addition to blending wry humor with his obvious passion for his topic, Joshua Essoe’s approach also has some gems for established professionals. He overviews how various storytelling choices not typically associated with pacing are nonetheless fundamental to it. His consideration of how passive versus active voice both have a role to play in the process is just one of many examples of his careful and canny insight at work.
"Highly recommended."
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Pacing & Cutting, the third in a pentology of special-edition flip-books. Each book covers two subjects of the most-common issues I see in fiction writing as a full-time editor.
– Charles E. Gannon
award-winning, bestselling author of the Caine Riordan series, co-author with Eric Flint in the 1632 universe, & many more.