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What happens if the timer goes off before your character can achieve their goal?
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Listen to the podcast here:
https://www.kidlitcraft.com/podcast-archive/thieves-gambit-ep10-chapter-and-scene-pacing
#amwriting #writesky #kidlit #kidlitwriters #writingcommunity #writers
Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 10: Chapter and Scene Pacing — KidLit Craft
Pacing scenes and chapters in an action/thriller might seem to be all about how to move through the story as fast as possible, but in this episode Anne-Marie and Erin focus on controlling the pace, why you want slower moments, and how to move fast without sacrificing clarity or emotional resonance.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What happens if the timer goes off before your character can achieve their goal?
Listen to the podcast here:
https://www.kidlitcraft.com/podcast-archive/thieves-gambit-ep10-chapter-and-scene-pacing
#amwriting #writesky #kidlit #kidlitwriters #writingcommunity #writers
Listen to the podcast here:
https://www.kidlitcraft.com/podcast-archive/thieves-gambit-ep10-chapter-and-scene-pacing
#amwriting #writesky #kidlit #kidlitwriters #writingcommunity #writers
Will the security guard come back to find her mid-heist? What if something unexpected happens—will she be able to adapt?
Now you try. Think about ways you can include a ticking clock element in your story. What kind of deadline would it be? For how long?
Now you try. Think about ways you can include a ticking clock element in your story. What kind of deadline would it be? For how long?
July 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Will the security guard come back to find her mid-heist? What if something unexpected happens—will she be able to adapt?
Now you try. Think about ways you can include a ticking clock element in your story. What kind of deadline would it be? For how long?
Now you try. Think about ways you can include a ticking clock element in your story. What kind of deadline would it be? For how long?
That’s because the security guards have a 20-minute rotation. But the character knows she’d be cutting it close by that timeline, so she gives herself 15 minutes to get the job done just in case she runs into trouble.
And so the clock starts. Will she get the object without being seen?
And so the clock starts. Will she get the object without being seen?
July 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
That’s because the security guards have a 20-minute rotation. But the character knows she’d be cutting it close by that timeline, so she gives herself 15 minutes to get the job done just in case she runs into trouble.
And so the clock starts. Will she get the object without being seen?
And so the clock starts. Will she get the object without being seen?
As we discuss in Episode 10 of the second season of KidLit Craft’s podcast, Kayvion Lewis effectively includes a ticking clock in her novel “Thieves’ Gambit,” our mentor text.
In this YA thriller, a character hoping to steal an object from a museum knows she only has 20 minutes to do it.
In this YA thriller, a character hoping to steal an object from a museum knows she only has 20 minutes to do it.
July 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
As we discuss in Episode 10 of the second season of KidLit Craft’s podcast, Kayvion Lewis effectively includes a ticking clock in her novel “Thieves’ Gambit,” our mentor text.
In this YA thriller, a character hoping to steal an object from a museum knows she only has 20 minutes to do it.
In this YA thriller, a character hoping to steal an object from a museum knows she only has 20 minutes to do it.