In 1854, a steamboat hits a snag on the treacherous Missouri River. In 1989, a farmer and a treasure hunter encounter something hidden beneath the soil.
This was such a good read that I want more!!! I love the two POVs in two time periods. The ship sinking was so tense. Thanks for including the historical basis for the story, too, that was super interesting.
I'm doing an article on some writing advice I've seen and want to mention this post as an example of using sentence/paragraph length to illustrate pacing, if you don't mind.
That’s fair. I generally try to keep paragraphs a little longer during calmer or lower-action scenes, and then I shorten them during more intense or action-packed ones. Or, if I’m doing poetry or creative nonfiction, sometimes I’ll add more paragraph breaks, dividing lines, etc., to encourage the reader to slow down.
If you're the naptime novelist, I'm the naptime reader! This had me absolutely riveted while waiting for my little guy to wake up.
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
This was such a good read that I want more!!! I love the two POVs in two time periods. The ship sinking was so tense. Thanks for including the historical basis for the story, too, that was super interesting.
Thank you so much, Katherine! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
You really pulled us in with this read, Bridget! I like that the story is set 'back in the day' and is historical too.
We were in Kansas City last summer; sorry we missed this tour. Great read!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for reading!
Absolutely wonderful!
Thank you!
This was fun! I don't know the history of the Arabia, so I got nervous there.
It's been a few years since we've been to the Arabia. Usually only when someone is visiting from out of town who wants to see it.
I'm doing an article on some writing advice I've seen and want to mention this post as an example of using sentence/paragraph length to illustrate pacing, if you don't mind.
Sure, that's fine!
That’s fair. I generally try to keep paragraphs a little longer during calmer or lower-action scenes, and then I shorten them during more intense or action-packed ones. Or, if I’m doing poetry or creative nonfiction, sometimes I’ll add more paragraph breaks, dividing lines, etc., to encourage the reader to slow down.