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Do you feel your scenes read too fast, too slow or just right? Do you feel confident with pacing in your work? Are you using time as a vehicle not only to move characters through scenes, but also to build tension and dynamics in your stories? This class will help you unlock the mystery behind pacing and managing timelines in fiction. Instructions will include a variety of celebrated examples on how to structure, transition or manipulate time. Along the way you will learn a set of key concepts and craft techniques such as story time, elapsed time and freeze frames. There will also be an opportunity to try out at least one of the techniques discussed in class. By the end of this class, you will be more prepared in building structured timelines, writing well-paced scenes and pulling your whole story together. Although the class will mainly live in the context of fiction such as short stories or novels, techniques discussed here also apply to other prose genres such as memoir or personal essays. Follow @pingmei_writer on Twitter San Diego Writer's Ink on Facebook + Instagram

The Texas law bans abortions after a "fetal heartbeat" is detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy. But doctors say that's not an actual medical term and it's being used inaccurately.

The county's ambitious effort to get to a carbon-neutral reality by 2045, hinges on a local blueprint to get there.

Some video game fans chide others for not "getting good" enough to beat tough games. But frequent failure can foster personal growth and knit communities together.

Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's decision hinged on a definition of the word 'sanitation' that public health experts and legal scholars say missed the mark.

So you’ve finished writing your novel — what next? What do published novelists do between that raw first draft and the final manuscript to make their plots sizzle and their prose sing? The key lies in reworking your manuscript until your writing jumps off of the page. If you have completed the first draft of a novel, this workshop will help you develop skills to shape your plot for maximum dramatic impact and give life and texture to characters, dialogue, and setting. Please note: Though this class is offered as part of the Novel Writing Certificate Program, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. Date | Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to noon Location | Online Register here! Members: $216 Nonmembers: $252 You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link. Follow our social media! San Diego Writers, Ink. on Facebook San Diego Writers, Ink. on Instagram @SDWritersInk on Twitter For more information, please visit sandiegowriters.org.

Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers get around new consumer protections, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Washington state with big bills for emergency care.

God of War Ragnarök's story, setting, and characters inspire just as much awe as its 2018 predecessor did, even as the game undercuts its grand scale with aggravating design decisions.

While it's good that many called out the overstep in reaction, it also made us think about the ways that these outrage cycles happen, and often get ignored, when people of color are involved.

The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.