For most of us, bloody battles are only experienced passively from a theater seat or couch. Thank heavens for that. …
Fight Scene Critique
Though my work with Writer's Digest blog, I sent out an all-call for snippets of a fight scene for a fight scene …
Writing Weapons of Opportunity
What should your character do if they are assailed and need a weapon? They should just look around! In this post, we are …
Recovering from Blood Loss
I was recently asked a question by writer Rebekah Sikyta regarding recovering from blood loss. She wrote: If he (her …
Fighting Monsters
More than any genre, I mentor writers of Speculative Fiction. You know, sci fi, fantasy, horror, superheroes, all 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. …
Fighting Multiple Opponents
I have been asked many times if one character can beat multiple opponents. My answer is always, “tell me more,” because …
Trauma Responses For Characters
Trauma responses are how we respond to emotional threat. They are generally the result of how we coped with life as a …
Fight Flight Responses for Characters
How a character responds physiologically to a threatening situation is known as their fight/flight response. This …
How Do 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 …
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 …