tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post7431866334423542976..comments2023-12-26T04:58:04.337+11:00Comments on Flight of the Dragon: Character Movement and Fight ScenesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436989031700445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-83680367424160872202012-12-07T21:43:23.040+11:002012-12-07T21:43:23.040+11:00Yes, and they tell us readers attention spans are ...Yes, and they tell us readers attention spans are getting shorter. The last thing we, as writers, want to do, is give the reader ANY excuise to put the book down and go and do something else. Great writing is becoming more important, not less.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-18975714523169797892012-12-07T21:39:10.253+11:002012-12-07T21:39:10.253+11:00I used to have a lot of trouble with fight scenes....I used to have a lot of trouble with fight scenes. the advice Karen has given is more or less what I would have said myself, and people tell me now my fight scenes are pretty good. It takes me more drafts than it takes Karen though!Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-27034057569509376842012-12-07T21:39:09.476+11:002012-12-07T21:39:09.476+11:00Thanks, glad you liked itThanks, glad you liked itCiara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-39198354484312354442012-12-07T11:17:06.030+11:002012-12-07T11:17:06.030+11:00I find this to be the hardest part of writing. Wri...I find this to be the hardest part of writing. Writing scary books, fighting is usually at the forefront along with suspense. The advice here is good. Thanks!B.D. Knightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-10598879236812679102012-12-03T07:48:11.608+11:002012-12-03T07:48:11.608+11:00Staging is such an important part of any scene--th...Staging is such an important part of any scene--the reader needs to "see" the scene in his or her head. And if the action doesn't make sense (or is out of sequence), the reader stumbles. That means the reader is out of the story. There are so many distractions for readers now that it's the writer's job to keep the reader totally engrossed in the story.Shannon Donnellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930320015749694781.post-20624146648067473982012-12-01T12:00:37.273+11:002012-12-01T12:00:37.273+11:00Great post!Great post!Jeff Hargettnoreply@blogger.com