When it comes to communication, what is said actually says the least. As much as 65% of communication is unspoken[i]. It …
Writing Deception – Verbal Content and Style
Deception is manipulating the thoughts or feelings of others for personal gain. And, no matter how good our characters …
Fight Write Round Two Muchahuahua
In Fight Write, Round Two, we watch a fight scene take shape. This is that scene. It is not perfect nor intended to be. …
Writing Scenes With Sparring
Sparring scenes matter. To write great scenes with sparring, we first need to understand what sparring is, isn't, and …
Why Your Character is Fighting
Why anyone does anything is everything. Getting out of bed to go to work is a wholly different enterprise than getting …
Where Your Fight Scene Takes Place
When writing a fight scene, where it takes place is of the utmost importance. In fact, where a fight takes place is more …
What Fight Scenes Can Do For Your Story
What fight scenes can do a lot for your story is a lot! Like, a lot, a lot. Stuff that goes far beyond the fray. Don’t …
Fight Scenes With Magic
December is a magical time of year. So, I thought it only appropriate for FightWrite™ to discuss fight scenes with …
NaNoWriMo Fight Scene Guide
November is National Novel Write Month a.k.a. NaNoWriMo. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get that manuscript out of your …
Describing Pain for Writers and their Character
Looking for a word to describe that pain? Here are some adjectives for pain as well as descriptions of the five major …
Don’t Write Authentic Fight Scenes
I am often asked for my best tip on writing authentic fight scenes and here it is: Don’t. As counterintuitive as it …
Write Fight Scenes with Dialogue Realistic?
Writing fight scenes with dialogue: ah, yes, let the controversy begin. There tends to be two camps on this subject. The …