Writers Road Recap: Putting the Punch in Action
Last week we chatted about putting the punch in your action scenes. Here is an abbreviated recap: Heather McCorkle @ HeatherMcCorkle For some, action scenes can be tough to write, but they don't have to be. # WritersRoad Heather McCorkle @ HeatherMcCorkle Action scenes are all about pacing, keeping it going, but still giving the reader time to breathe and absorb. # WritersRoad TS Tate (Tee) @ teetate @ HeatherMcCorkle So. That awkward moment when you do a search in your ms and find a billion uses of ONE word. pfft # WritersRoad Matthew Wilbur @ Nightveil @ HeatherMcCorkle The best action scenes I've read have had a mix of short and long sentences. Short ones for the action... # WritersRoad Heather McCorkle @ HeatherMcCorkle Short, punchy sentences are great for keeping the pace going during action scenes. # WritersRoad Just don't over do them. Matthew Wilbur @ Nightveil @ HeatherMcCorkl...