# Event Details

- **Event Name**: THE WRITING SHOW (In-Person) | Engaging Readers with Effective Pacing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Pacing isn’t just about car chases and cliffhangers—it’s the rhythm that keeps readers engaged, whether you’re writing historical fiction, fantasy, an essay, or a poem. Our panelists will explore how to control the flow of information and how to create momentum that carries readers through your work. Learn techniques for varying sentence length, managing white space, balancing introspection with action, and other structural choices that shepherd your reader’s experience from the first line to the last.

Speakers: John Copenhaver, Nicole Glover, Alethea McCollin, and Moderator Melissa Scott Sinclair

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern Time

Location: IN PERSON at the Visual Arts Center | 1812 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220

Cost: $12 Members | $21 Non-members

Registration is required and space is limited. Ample parking is available on site.

If you are a Writing Show Member, please be sure to register and claim your spot. This will ensure we have enough seats for all who wish to attend.

The Writing Show includes a social time from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm. This portion of the evening is optional. If you choose to only attend the panel discussion, please arrive in time to find parking and be seated before the panel discussion begins at 6:30 pm.

This program is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Details & Registration, including speaker bios at 
https://jamesriverwriters.org/event/engaging-readers-with-effective-pacing-april-2026-writing-show-in-person/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/the-writing-show-in-person-|-engaging-readers-with-effective-pacing/200029927678251
- **Event Categories**: Business, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Visual Arts Center of Richmond
- **lat**: 37.548809680954
- **long**: -77.463894981285
- **full address**: Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1814 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220-4520, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is THE WRITING SHOW (In-Person) | Engaging Readers with Effective Pacing being held?
  - **A:** THE WRITING SHOW (In-Person) | Engaging Readers with Effective Pacing takes place on Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1814 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220-4520, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing THE WRITING SHOW (In-Person) | Engaging Readers with Effective Pacing?
  - **A:** THE WRITING SHOW (In-Person) | Engaging Readers with Effective Pacing is organized by James River Writers.

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