The Burglar: Pacing Drill
Practicing pacing by rewriting one 100-word scene twice - slow and fast. Slow will use sensory pauses while fast removes all pauses.
Onyinye Obiorah
12/29/20251 min read
Slow Pacing
The clicking lock echoed through the large warehouse. The burglar turned the broken handle deftly and pushed the door open cautiously. Its creak, deafening in the dead of the night and seemingly lingering for longer than a few seconds, sent shivers down his spine. Feeling his belt for a moment, he pulled out a torch, and in an instance, the shadows hid behind the towering bundles of goods. His heart pounded and his arms quivered as he rushed towards the package.
Fast
The burglar opened the door. He turned on his torch, and found the package.