Fight Write, Round Two: Crafting Chaos, Combat & Crime
From a medieval siege to a modern murder scene, Fight Write, Round Two, has got you covered.
From a medieval siege to a modern murder scene, Fight Write, Round Two, has got you covered. Divided into three sections, trained fighter and writer Carla Hoch guides you through the many factors you will need to consider when writing your scenes of chaos, combat or crime.
Section one, Crafting Chaos, covers all the aspects of writing a fight scene from start to finish including blocking, pacing, reaching your reader and if dialogue is a realistic addition. The section ends with a quick and dirty guide to writing fight scenes.
Section two, Combat, focuses on different types of battles, from medieval warfare to modern combat sports. It includes insights on swordplay, magical battles, and animal companions, as well as how non-fighters might handle combat.
Section three, Crime, considers what your criminal and crime fighting characters might encounter from the scene of the crime to the crime scene clean-up. You’ll learn to write deception, compelling evidence, problematic personalities and get the inside scoop on autopsy and how pop culture has influenced crime-related stories.
Get ready, writer! With Fight Write, Round Two in hand the pages of your manuscript are sure to get feisty.