On Pacing, Flashbacks, and Bad Guys Being Bad: An Email Response

I recently received an email from a fellow reader/writer who had her fingers crossed that I’d answer a few “on writing” questions. Some authors would ignore these, after all, there are so many online sources that you could easily see what others are saying about the topic at hand, but I’m a sucker for replying to those who take the time to reach out to me in the first place. I love the idea of helping fellow writers reach their creative goals, and I know how scary and frustrating it can be to...