tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post3035541736496674359..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: Writing Action ScenesMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-48388821479002346382010-02-25T21:53:25.956-05:002010-02-25T21:53:25.956-05:00Yes, employ a variety of the senses where possible...Yes, employ a variety of the senses where possible.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-46468681088260145592010-02-25T19:41:37.493-05:002010-02-25T19:41:37.493-05:00I LOVE action scenes! Add internal tension to ever...I LOVE action scenes! Add internal tension to everything going on around the character and you have the makings of a paging-turning scene. :)Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-90123869816798878822010-02-25T12:31:12.595-05:002010-02-25T12:31:12.595-05:00Mmm. Now I can taste sweat! LOL
This is great adv...Mmm. Now I can taste sweat! LOL<br /><br />This is great advice, Kim. Love it! It takes a lot more than most people think to write a good action scene.<br /><br />(But I do hold one thing different in my writing - I don't give breaks. No breathing, reader! If you can't hold your breath for 300 pages, get out of the kitchen... *G*)<br /><br />That's not to say I think everyone who slows things down is wrong. I just happen to suck at descriptive and/or quiet scenes, so I keep piling on movement. :-)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.com