If a joust is in your work, this post is for you. Your jousting character will learn to dress the part, follow the rules …
Writing Scenes With Sparring
Sparring scenes matter. To write great scenes with sparring, we first need to understand what sparring is, isn't, and …
Injuries by Magic: Four Things to Consider
Injuries by magic! If you are a fantasy writer, this is a subject near and dear to your heart. And, at conferences for …
Bullwhips Use & Bullwhip Injuries
I was recently asked about bullwhip injuries via an IG story posted by @rachelschadeauthor which, I LOVED!!!!! Buy …
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 …
Would You Kill A Robot?
In the post Fighting Robots we looked at ways to best a robot. The goal, of course, being either to thwart the thing or …
Blade Damage – What Will Kill
Happy New Year, all! I took a little time off for the holidays and to enjoy a little steaming cup of flu. Ah, good …
Predicting Assault W/ and W/O Weapons
We've been in a series regarding blades and the damage they cause. For today's installment, we're going to hit the …
Blades and Their Purpose Part II (And Carrying Them)
First, I want to again thank Kirk McCune for helping out with last week's post. If you missed it, he discussed double …
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Blades and Their Purpose Part I – Single vs Double Edge
For the record, Wolverine is a single edge guy.Last week we looked at knife vocabulary. This week, we'll look at single …
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Escaping Handcuffs – Part Two
First, if you, the writer, are placed in handcuffs by a member of law enforcement, accept it. Period. Trying to get out …
Western Sword Vocabulary
If you are versed in Western/European swords, you will be able to add many more terms to this list. But, these are the …