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Writing Fight Scenes

Here are a handful of tips on how to write intriguing and strong *no pun intended* fight scenes! 1. Give your character a meaning behind their actions. Are they fighting to survive? Are they the aggressor or the victim? Are they defending someone they love or hunting down someone who hurt them? Makes sure the audience knows why this action scene is important to your character. Unimportant and nonmeaningful actions can be boring!

2. Short sentences. Generally speaking, longer more detailed scenes slow the pace of your novel down. This is because the reader has to take more time to read and absorb all the details. Quicker, brief sentences make the pace move faster because there is less for the audience to read. Most fighting happens quickly and instinctively— without too much thought or anticipation. When things are happening fast, we have less time to take in details.

🏃‍♀️ Fast-paced with minimal details: "He punched me in the cheek, my back molars ripping open my fleshy skin. By the time the next punch came, I was already choking on a mouthful of blood."

🐌 Too many details/thoughts that slow down the action: "His large fist hurled towards me with insane speed. I could hardly believe it. He punched my cheek so hard that my sharp, back molars ripped open my fleshy skin. It hurt so bad, but I couldn't stop the next punch from coming. Blood filled my mouth, the irony taste causing me to choke and for my face to wilt."

3. Use all five senses. When adrenaline is pumping, the body can become hyperaware! Touch and sight are the senses that most people focus on... but don't forget about smell, hearing and, taste. Does your protagonist hear dogs approaching? Do they taste the blood from their busted lip?

4. Don't' slow down the pace by adding too much detail. Try to keep an ebb and flow in your action scene. When the action is happening, keep the details quick and short— no one has time to think about their next move when in the heat of danger. However, you can balance the scene out by giving your character a chance to breathe and think and observe

5. Research/study. Watch famous fight scenes in movies or anime to see what is realistic and what is exaggerated. Pay attention to the pacing or what keeps you on edge. When does the character get a chance to think or come up with a plan? What makes this action scene so enthralling?

6. Consider what is at stake. Stakes always make a scene more tense. What does your character have to lose and how does this affect their mental state? Does it aid in their energy, or does it distract them from the fight?

7. Develop characters/the plot. Consider how this action scene will either further your character in the plot or set them back. Does this scene give them a lasting injury that follows them throughout the story, or do they lose an ally that they desperately loved? How does this affect them moving forward?

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Hey guys!

Fun fact. I calculates the $50,000 JJ Thompson was supposed to pay Houdini for his trick for inflation.

He failed to pay him $886,549.13.

That’s all. Bye!

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you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

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Happy 94th birthday Nancy Drew! You don’t look a day over 18! But how does she do it…

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For some reason, one of my first thoughts upon waking up today was "Professor Hotchkiss was arrested for protesting the Vietnam War." So do with that what you will.

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okay KEY having a point and click option has got my attention .....

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I remember like maybe 10% of this game but I do remember how much I love the ultimate Nancy Drew himbo Patrick

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Last meme dump of the day

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It’s no longer the month of May for us…but the month of Kay. 🎤🎶🗝️

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you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

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@that-one-fandom-girl yes! I believe by pressing the H key on your keyboard while driving 😁

#if that’s not right someone correct me I haven’t played in a hot minute lol

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#I love the chaos of TOT driving #I like that you can honk the horn in CLK:)

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Okay so Nancy Drew is here undercover to figure out if a teacher from the past who died of a heart attack is back to take revenge on students because she was bullied to death, and on DAY, er NIGHT one, they are like "OH and you're in charge of the snack shop, which is specifically toast???

And the headmistress is like "don't ever contact me either, btw"

Seems more like cheap babysitting labor and free food service management!

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Yes, I am too scared to play as a Senior Detective even though it has been over 15 years and surely I should have gotten a promotion by now. I can't take the pressure.