Action beats are short descriptions that come before, between or just after dialogue.
Here’s how to use them in your fiction writing.
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Reblogged this on Freedom Writing and commented:
I’m very keen on action beats, and it’s so good to see their function explained here in such depth.
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So, what is it? Quantity over quality?
I get about 2 or 3 posts a day from Chris… I have a life. I can’t read them all!
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You should see the number of posts I read, to find some to schedule or reblog, Simon 😱
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