That tv thing for studying hits deep lol. My weakness is romance. So I watched and listened to a lot of romance shows, movies, books to understand the formula. Cause I had a romance between two characters and I know a badly written romance can ruin a fantasy story no matter what the main storyline is. Keep up with the good vids.
So the story I'm working on packs some action, like some fights and all, how do I tell that creatively? Pretty tricky to describe a battle scene while keeping the pace of it. Can you suggest?
Keeping the pace of a battle is so tricky! I think it depends a lot on your personal writing style, as well as things like which part of the character's arc it takes place during. When I'm having trouble with a big scene, I like to write a "0 draft" version of the scene, essentially writing just the external mechanics of what's happening. Then it's sometimes easier to come back and pace things out with descriptions of the character's thoughts/feelings, scenery, imagery, etc. Of course that's just my process, it may not be helpful to everyone. Good luck with the writing!
@@SydneyFaithAuthor that sounds a pretty good process to me, just imagining while reading your comment made me realize what to do, thanks! Good day! ✨️
If you have any personal experience in a fight of any kind (matches or combat ect.) is always a big plus. Focus on the parts that matter to the story and write it in a way to make others who had similar experiences feel it but not live it. Means give enough detail so it’s like watching it but allow the imagination to fill in what you don’t put in. So don’t bother with saying “left hand, right hand” unless it is vital for a plot device. (The man punched at her, his muscles bulged from the strain. The girl ducked as she tightened her fist. As the man’s fist flew above her she leaped up with a powerful uppercut. The people paused as the sound of his body hitting the ground gave off a loud thud.) this is just a very basic concept of bare bones. But I think you would get the idea. Some more detail could be added, but not as much as you might think. Always leave 1/3rd for the imagination.
That tv thing for studying hits deep lol. My weakness is romance. So I watched and listened to a lot of romance shows, movies, books to understand the formula. Cause I had a romance between two characters and I know a badly written romance can ruin a fantasy story no matter what the main storyline is. Keep up with the good vids.
Haha, totally! Romance even as a subplot is tricky. Luckily there's a lot out there to study. And thank you!
So the story I'm working on packs some action, like some fights and all, how do I tell that creatively? Pretty tricky to describe a battle scene while keeping the pace of it. Can you suggest?
Keeping the pace of a battle is so tricky! I think it depends a lot on your personal writing style, as well as things like which part of the character's arc it takes place during. When I'm having trouble with a big scene, I like to write a "0 draft" version of the scene, essentially writing just the external mechanics of what's happening. Then it's sometimes easier to come back and pace things out with descriptions of the character's thoughts/feelings, scenery, imagery, etc. Of course that's just my process, it may not be helpful to everyone. Good luck with the writing!
@@SydneyFaithAuthor that sounds a pretty good process to me, just imagining while reading your comment made me realize what to do, thanks! Good day! ✨️
If you have any personal experience in a fight of any kind (matches or combat ect.) is always a big plus. Focus on the parts that matter to the story and write it in a way to make others who had similar experiences feel it but not live it. Means give enough detail so it’s like watching it but allow the imagination to fill in what you don’t put in. So don’t bother with saying “left hand, right hand” unless it is vital for a plot device. (The man punched at her, his muscles bulged from the strain. The girl ducked as she tightened her fist. As the man’s fist flew above her she leaped up with a powerful uppercut. The people paused as the sound of his body hitting the ground gave off a loud thud.) this is just a very basic concept of bare bones. But I think you would get the idea. Some more detail could be added, but not as much as you might think. Always leave 1/3rd for the imagination.
@@c.c.milton that's very helpful, thank you very much!
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