Sparring scenes matter. To write great scenes with sparring, we first need to understand what sparring is, isn't, and …
The “Why” of the Fight
Why anyone does anything is everything. Getting out of bed to go to work is a wholly different enterprise than getting …
Where a Fight Takes Place
When I work with writers on their fight scene, I generally start with, "Whatcha got?" Usually the writer immediately …
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 …
Adjectives for Pain
Looking for a word to describe that pain? Here are some adjectives for pain as well as descriptions of the five major …
Authentic Fight Scenes – Don’t Write ‘Em
I am often asked for my best tip on writing authentic fight scenes and here it is: Don’t. As counterintuitive as it …
Fight Scenes with Dialogue
Writing fight scenes with dialogue: ah, yes, let the controversy begin. There tends to be two camps on this subject. The …
Fight Scene Guide Step-by-Step
Fight Scene Guide Step-by-Step I have always said that I couldn’t give folks a step-by-step fight scene guid. …
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 …