How a character responds physiologically to a threatening situation is known as their fight/flight response. This …
How People Who Don’t Know How to Fight, Fight?
How do people who don’t know how to fight, fight? I was asked this question by a writer through a book review and am so …
10 Lies About Fighting Writers Shouldn’t Believe
In my years of working with writers on writing fight scenes, there's a few misconceptions that I see in their work or …
Using Animals in Fight Scenes
I get questions on the regular regarding animals in fight scenes. Often I am asked how to combat that. But, recently, I …
An Editor’s Perspective on Writing Fight Scenes
Before our manuscript makes it to the shelf, it should go through an editor. I cannot stress this enough. Editors are …
Fight Scenes with Injured Characters
Where there is a fight, there's generally an injury. And, if you are writing fight scenes, chances are you will have to …
How to Write a Fight Scene That Flows and Is Easy to Follow
I put a call out on Instagram for fight scene questions. @head_over_heels_for_books asked, "How can I write a fight …
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Threatening with a Weapon – Why John Wick Doesn’t
I have a regular post on the Writer's Digest Blog writing fight scenes! (Imagine that!) In my most recent post, I made …
Fight Scene Pacing
Fight scene pacing is about the flow of the action in the scene. Basically, it's where you put the breaks in the action …
Block a Fight Scene Tip
In this post, we are going to look at a little tip to you help you block a fight scene. writing the action in your …
Fight Scenes – How Much to Write
Today we are going to look at how much to write in a fight scene and the good news is, not nearly as much as you …
Street Fighting vs Sanctioned Fighting – Savannah Grace
FightWriter and freelance editor Savannah Grace asks FightWrite™ about street fighting - I've got a character who grew …
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