Talk:Pace (narrative)

Wiki Education assignment: Writing 2

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 3 April 2023 and 16 June 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Valeriaserrano2 (article contribs).

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Significant Problems in this Article

This article completely lacks any ounce of objectivity. It doesn't discuss pacing in a way that teaches you about it, it teaches you what the author conceives of as good pacing.

"A dragging pace is characteristic of many novels turned down by publishers, and of some that find their way into print but not into the hearts and recommendations of readers."

What even is this? How does the statement "but not into the hearts and recommendations of readers" exist outside of quotation marks? Just because it's sourced doesn't mean it's an objective fact.

That's just one problematic passage. There are a lot more. Imagine if the wikipedia page for say cinematography opened with "Cinematography that is flat and uninteresting does not tend to find its way into the hearts and recommendations of moviegoers."

Absolutely absurd! 2001:56B:9FFA:914E:E4A7:2E19:4DC4:7616 (talk) 07:08, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

I disagree. Narrative is an art form; hence narrative is subjective and so is pacing. The Methods section discusses pacing in a way that teaches about it. Cinematography, as well as being an art form, is also a physical skill and industry, so the comparison is not realistic.—Anita5192 (talk) 13:10, 8 October 2023 (UTC)