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Q&A Action scene pacing and clarity

I am using, for action scenes, this three act format which allows me to control pacing and create order in hectic environment: Action - analysis - reaction Johann fired (action) his pistol and mi...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Prahara‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Mark Baker‭

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Q&A ...and then she held the gun

In the short passage I am writing, the starting point is that one character is being held at gunpoint, and the end point is that she now holds the gun, having disarmed the opponent. The idea is t...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by _X_‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write disorientation with sensory overload?

My character has super-senses, so anything that we feel, see, hear, etc. are heightened for him. So much so that when a flash bomb is set a few meters from him, he is greatly affected by this. Symp...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Lisa_Yo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Breaking dialogue with actions from another character

This can get... confusing, which is why I tend to avoid it, but sometimes, I really want it there. “What?!” [said Character B.] I laughed, giving her a minute to process my words. “You’re get...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by spoopydumpling‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I subvert the tropes of a train heist?

What are the recognizable tropes to a "train heist", or more broadly the action sequences where a protagonist boards a moving train in order to stop it? My protagonist is the unreliable guile her...

8 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to punctuate dialogue tags with action descriptions

Someone told me that it's incorrect or outdated punctuation to put a comma after "said" in dialogue tags such as the following (from an old book we're reprinting): “I shouldn’t wonder if you co...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Beckylou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Having Trouble Writing An Opening Scene With A Shy Character

I'm having a bit of trouble coming up with the opening scene for a fantasy story I'm writing, about a mousy but passionate girl from a family of entertainers who inherits the entertainer's blood. ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Shikinoyume‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can ‘Stupid’ Characters Make Plot Narratives Memorable?

Characters in movies ‘28 Days Later’, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ made terrible impulsive choices that cost other characters their lives, but if it weren’t for any of those choices...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Edmund Frost‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question plot realism action