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SFF Addicts Ep. 217: How to Pace Your Story with Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Pace Your Story with award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa. During the episode, Suyi finds the right speed for your story, discussing what story pacing is, the Four P’s of Pacing: Pause, Propulsion, Progression and Passage, examples of excellent pacing, the term “fast-paced” and marketing psychology, common pacing mistakes, pacing expectations across genres, whether or not word count affects pacing, tools for signalling progression to readers, identifying pacing issues during revision and more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 216: Suyi Davies Okungbowa talks Season of the Serpent, Writing for IP, Teaching & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa about his new novel Season of the Serpent, completing The Nameless Republic trilogy, the challenges of writing a series, the African middle ages, expanding a cast of characters across a trilogy, collective amnesia and the effects of conflict, forgotten magic and forces of nature, teaching creative writing, writing for IPs like Black Panther, Stranger Things and Minecraft, moving to the west, culture shock and more.
Cover Reveal: Fall Red Empire (Burn Red Skies #3) by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
Title: Fall Red EmpireSeries: Burn Red Skies, Book 3Author: Kerstin Espinosa RoseroArtist: Franziska Stern / coverdungeonrabbitRelease Date: September 15th, 2026Preorder Link: https://amzn.to/4xLZnO2 Blurb It starts with a rift that burns a thousand scars into the sky. It makes the winds stop. It makes the stars go dark. It awakens an ancient beast. And with it,…
Cover Reveal: The Anguished Earth: an Empire of the Wolf Novella by Richard Swan
Title: The Anguished EarthSeries: Empire of the WolfAuthor: Richard Swan – https://www.instagram.com/richardswanauthor/Publisher: Grimdark Magazine – https://www.instagram.com/grimdark.magazine/Art: René Aigner – https://www.instagram.com/reneaignerillustration/Design: Shawn T King – https://www.instagram.com/stk_kreations/Preorder: https://amzn.to/4gdlJAH Blurb It is winter in the Empire of the Wolf, and the town of Eisbrück burns with plague. Whilst physicians struggle to contain the pox, the atmosphere thickens with recrimination and rumour: talk of…
Cover Reveal & Kickstarter: Children of Ash & Stone (Age of Fire #2) by S.A. Klopfenstein
Title: Children of Ash & StoneSeries: Age of Fire, Book 2 Author: S.A. KlopfensteinCover Art: Joe RequezaCover Design: Rachel St. Clair Kickstarter Children of Ash & Stone: A Dragon Fantasy Epic by S.A. Klopfenstein — Kickstarter Campaign will include Ebooks | Audiobooks | Paperbacks | Special Edition Hardcovers Books 1+2 will be available! Special Edition…
The One Thing I Always Prioritize
Isabelle Spotts, author of Saint Delilah, talks about building a character’s “inner world.”
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