Talk:Pace (narrative)

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Pace (narrative) article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Theatre Mid‑importance

	Theatre portal This article is part of WikiProject Theatre, a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of theatre on Wikipedia. To participate: Feel free to edit the article attached to this page, join up at the project page, or contribute to the project discussion.TheatreWikipedia:WikiProject TheatreTemplate:WikiProject TheatreTheatre articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Literature Mid‑importance

	Literature portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Literature, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Literature on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LiteratureWikipedia:WikiProject LiteratureTemplate:WikiProject LiteratureLiterature articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

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).

— Assignment last updated by Bryceucsb (talk) 01:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]