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Pace refers to Narrative Pace, which is defined as "the speed at which an author tells a story; the movement from one point or section to another".<ref name=Ref01/> Pace allows the writer to use mood, emotions, and dialogue to control how quickly the [[What is “audience”?|reader]] is taken through a story. The pace of a story may vary throughout, especially in the case of longer works such as [[novel|novels]].

==Speed==

===Upping the Pace===

A speedy pace keeps the [[What is “audience”?|reader]] on the edge of their seat; it causes them to want to keep reading in order to find out what happens next in the [[narrative]]. Sequences with a lot of action combined with minimal dialogue, [[character]] thought, and detailed [[description]] make the pace of the story go faster.<ref name=Ref02/> Also allowing multiple major [[plot]] points to happen in close succession will increase the overall pace.

===Slowing the Pace===

Using examples, detailed descriptions of [[setting|scenes]], and longer character dialogue<ref name=Ref03/> bring the pace down. This allows the author to build suspense or give the [[What is “audience”?|reader]] time to absorb what happened earlier in the story.

==Examples in Literature==

===Faster===

*The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
*Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

===Slower===

*Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
*Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

==References==
<references>
*<ref name=Ref01>Tidwell. "Literary Terms AP English"
[http://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/tidwell/LiteraryTermsAPEnglish.html]</ref>
*<ref name=Ref02>Naillon, Buffy. "What Is Narrative Pace" Demand Media. [http://classroom.synonym.com/narrative-pace-3907.html]</ref>
*<ref name=Ref03>Leiter, Kelly. "3 Literary Techniques, Part three: Narration" ''The Beginning Writer'' [http://www.thebeginningwriter.com/2012/11/3-literary-techniques-part-three.html]</ref>

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