Great information from Author Lisa Voisin 😀
Recently, I attended a session called “Writing About Fighting” at VCON, a science fict ion and fantasy conference. The panel consisted of writers and experts who were disciplined in multiple martial arts, including authors Lorna Suzuki and T.G. Shepherd, and Devon Boorman, the swordmaster of Academie Duello in Vancouver.
For me, this talk was so fascinating, it was worth the cost of admission alone. I spent days thinking about the topics discussed and tried to incorporate them into The Watcher Saga. These are just a few of them as I remember it.
Eight Things Writers Forget About Fight Scenes:
1. It’s not about the technical details
First of all, if you’re not technical and don’t know the details of fighting, you shouldn’t try to write about them. Some writers try to to include technical details of fighting, which only calls out their lack of expertise. If you don’t know what…
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This was quite useful and very interesting to read. Thank you for this great find!
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Very welcome Aurora- hope it helps 👍😃😎
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Excellent! Bravo Lisa. This is exceptional. I rarely see “advice” that leaves me in full agreement. I especially agree with “5. Forgetting that people aren’t naturally good fighters” I can’t count how many times I’ve read books that leave me scratching my head, wondering how a character managed to know how to fight like that. Even commonly suggested self-defense techniques are nearly impossible to put into practice when you’re suddenly attacked.
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