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Two more thoughts about writing fight scenes. Stay in your POV character’s head. This is always important no matter what you’re writing. In a fight scene, though, it matters a lot whether you’re writing from the point of view of … Continued
Fight scenes are crucial in any adventure story. Most writers, though, have never had to fight for our lives, so how can we write convincingly about people who do? Luckily, we all have experience with some sort of movement, and … Continued
I was watching through the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender again, and noticed an effective plot element that impressed me the first time I saw that show. I’ve found it in other stories since and, yes, used it … Continued
I was going to write about SF clichés next, but it occurred to me that since Ruth and I write as a team, and that’s the exception rather than the rule, it might be worth musing a bit on what … Continued
Ruth and I are always talking about stories, our own and other people’s–what we like, what bothers us, what could be done better, what we wish we saw more often. I thought I’d transform some of these conversations into blog … Continued