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5184558 No.5184558[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Any advice on writing a fight scene? My mind always goes blank on this. I can't ever describe one properly, it's always "anon cuts down" or something.

>> No.5184584

Try not to focus on the minutiae and instead try to describe it with broader strokes
Also, read books that have fight scenes in them

>> No.5184587

Don't have fight scenes

>> No.5184592

Fight scene with swords and shit? Go read some Bernard Cornwell.

>> No.5184594

Don't just describe the fighting, describe the characters perspective: how did it feel to be disemboweled? What color are his intestines? How much spaghetti fell out?

>> No.5184595

>>5184587
This. Write a real book instead. If you can't, don't write a book at all--write a TV screenplay or a comic book or develop a video game.

>> No.5184601

>>5184595
So because a book has fighting in it, that makes it not a real book? Rather narrow minded, don't you think?

>> No.5184602

>>5184592
I had no idea GRRM posts on /lit/.

>> No.5184604

>>5184595

>real books dont have fighting
>just like real life

>> No.5184613

>>5184587
>>5184595
>asks for writing advice
>IF YUH DONT KNOW HOW DONT DO IT

every time

>> No.5184616

>>5184601
Nope, frankly you are lucky I even consider them books.

>> No.5184617

>>5184604
Real books have fighting but they don't call them "fight scenes" generally.

>> No.5184621

>>5184602

You know enough about him to know that GRRM likes him, so whats your excuse?

>> No.5184633

>>5184594
Ah, ok. That makes sense. I didn't really think about that

>> No.5184640

>>5184621
Last time I was in B&N every single one of his books had the same GRRM quotation on it. Meant it as teasing, no insult intended.

>> No.5184658

>>5184613
>reality check's ban evasion trip
Guys, he's back filter him again. It's that cunt that was saying redshit is good.

>> No.5184659

>>5184587
>>5184595
Stupid

>> No.5184665

>>5184616
I still don't see why you say that. Do you only read things that have conflicts that can't end up in violence

>> No.5184686

>>5184616

>we are lucky
>lucky that a random insufferable faggot on /lit/ has deigned our book choices "books"

damn dude, your delusional narcissism goes deep

>> No.5184692

>>5184665
I was being a stupid asshole because I'm bored.

I just jerked off and now I feel sorry about my terrible posts in this thread. I'm a bad person.

>> No.5184708

>>5184692
so I'm guessing you're a NEET

>> No.5184711

I remeber reading the Dark Elf trilodgy and how the Author made some big deal about some technique called "double thrust, low" and how the main guy couldn't counter it or some shit. Thing is, the way he described it I never understood what was supposed to be happening. Afterward the author felt just saying double thrust low described it enough. RA Salvatore has good fight scenes in mind, now of which translated into his writing in ways that I don't have to go back and read three times.

Don't do that.

>> No.5184715

>>5184558


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyTrlsuwZug

Brandon Sanderson Lecture 11: Three Rules for Fight Scenes

>> No.5184721

>>5184692
Don't worry anon, we're all bad people together.
TOGETHER

>> No.5184740

>>5184715
>(Writing noises)