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The biggest problem in self-published fantasy isn't bad prose

It's pacing—and even successful books get it wrong. Here's how to spot it in your own work.

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Average rating: 5.0 · 13 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works

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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2)

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Howling Dark (The Sun Eater, #2)

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And old Scott thought he’d pick up just one more book on that long list of Pulitzer winners, one more melodic, slow-paced stroll into political commentary or historical scrutiny that could linger for a day or two in the back of his head with “that wa ...more
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