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Motivation Reaction Units – pacing and character

May 23, 2011 by Lori Devoti 13 Comments
Boy chasing Dog

When I first started writing, I’d never heard of motivation reaction units (MRU). What I did know, though, was sometimes things just didn’t seem to flow. Sections of prose would feel awkward and just not right. So I would re-read and re-word until they did. Even after I did know what motivation reaction units were, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pacing, Writing Craft, Writing Tips Tagged: characters, motivation, MRU, pacing, scenes

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