Fighting/Action Experts Needed Please!

Hey I am writing a story and I need, just NEED, help with a fighting scene and the action sequences. It is something I lack in (that and my comma usage) so please help me with it! I will dedicate a chapter in return or something (well, I have a few chapters that I have to dedicate to other people so it might not be for a while) else if you help me! I really need ALL the help I can get! Thanks~Savy

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@SavyB3 This should get you started, quick 'how to' when it comes to action written by a master.

http://www.wattpad.com/forums/discussion/161816/Writing+a+Fight+or+Battle+Scene...+How+to+Start

Need anything else just ask =D

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@SavyB3 Anything specific u need?

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I'd be happy to assist you if the request is still open. Though this is some months ago I'm always about if you'd like help with anything else

I have a love of fight-scenes.

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Whether it's how a fight scene should play out move-wise or in how you describe it, I'd highly suggest these few things.

Most powerful characters (be their power from ridiculous guns or insane martial arts knowledge), tend to overestimate themselves. Let bad things happen, let them lose from time to time. A character that always wins is unrealistic, and worse still, predictable (possibly the worst character trait of all). The trademark of a lead character (not just a plain jane winner from the start), is the ability to overcome defeat and rise to a second challenge, having learned much since before; as well as knowing how to turn a small failure into a victory (example: pulling out a sidearm when a rifle jams, or being able to double-counter after a failed kick backfires).

Keep pacing quick, lest the reader get bored. But keep it detailed with emotion and imagery, so it isn't a jerky list of movements, but rather a flowing fountain of words one can form into a beautiful scene in their mind.

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To write the best action scenes, the most important thing is to drawer your readers into your characters, what they are feeling at the moment.

It's simple to say 'Guy throws a punch' but if you put his emotions behind that punch, then that's more of an 'impact' for the readers (pardon the pun).

ie. Guy watched his opponent circle around him. He was breathing heavily and felt that any second, his body would betray him and collapse from the pain but he needed survive. She was counting on him. His nemesis dashed forward and that was when guy saw it -- that quick opening that he needed. He closed his eyes and threw everything he had behind his punch. It was a desperate and wild attempt, but it connected as he felt the bones of his opponent shatter underneath the weight of his fist.

Cheers!

L.W.

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