More than any genre, I mentor writers of Speculative Fiction. You know, sci fi, fantasy, horror, superheroes, all the …
Writing a Fight Scene 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. …
Writing 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 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 …
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 …
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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