: Re: Descriptive words to slow down the pace of the story? Is it true that to slow down a story, you add descriptive words in place of an action? I feel like the pace my story is going at, I'll

@Odierno164

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I would be thinking in terms of descriptive passages, like "It was a dark and stormy night, when..."

Such passages give context to your characters' actions. They also provide a clue to their emotions, because most people will think and act differently on a "dark and stormy night," than on a "bright and sunny day." All other things being equal, of course.

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