I create a spreadsheet and have it roll random encounters for me. That way when there are no encounters over a period of days, I can fast-forward. I slow down again when an encounter occurs.
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C. Foster Payne
"If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around."
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The distance between some locations is 200+ miles from each other. How do you manage pacing with maps this huge?
"All I'm hearing is words... DO SOMETHING!"
I look at those gorgeous maps and decide whether my story would include events that happen between locations. If not, we fast-forward.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
I create a spreadsheet and have it roll random encounters for me. That way when there are no encounters over a period of days, I can fast-forward. I slow down again when an encounter occurs.
C. Foster Payne
"If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around."