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Q&A How do I write a MODERN combat/violence scene without being dry?

Research what modern fighting is actually like. Don't pay too much attention to the details, those can be googled easily enough whenever you need to double-check something. What you should be pay...

posted 5y ago by Ryan_L‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:50:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/43220
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ryan_L‭ · 2019-12-08T10:50:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
Research what modern fighting is actually like. Don't pay too much attention to the details, those can be googled easily enough whenever you need to double-check something. What you should be paying attention to is the emotion and sensations involved. The ear-splitting crack of a rifle, so loud you can feel it in your chest and in your sinuses, the acrid smell of gunpowder, the roar of armored vehicles, the metallic THUNK of bullets striking armored plate.

In fact, if this is possible where you live, spend a day at a public shooting range. TV and Youtube just can't properly do justice to what it feels like to shoot a gun.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-08T19:44:03Z (over 5 years ago)
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