tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post2480513129968888824..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: Mastering the Art of Action ScenesHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-71208196156976923462015-01-17T12:46:25.886-06:002015-01-17T12:46:25.886-06:00@Liz You're welcome! :D@Liz You're welcome! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-77701143694689996812015-01-16T22:40:35.068-06:002015-01-16T22:40:35.068-06:00Thanks for this. I've got a couple of these sc...Thanks for this. I've got a couple of these scenes that need a little help.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-77828934196486593672015-01-16T17:24:28.954-06:002015-01-16T17:24:28.954-06:00@Sia Thanks! :) Picturing action scenes as movies ...@Sia Thanks! :) Picturing action scenes as movies is my number one technique. <br /><br />@Tanya Thanks for taking the time from your guest post on my blog to come here. :)<br /><br />@Dolorah You're right! A character wouldn't have time to think a lot during an action scene when adrenaline is pumping. And a full conversation would kill the action. A curse or threat is nice though. As for those short sentences, a few in a sequence can pick up the pace without the whole scene being written this way. I wouldn't be able to read a book full of short sentences either! ;)<br /><br />@Diana Haha! Complete privacy would be important while acting out a scene. Oh, and also caution so you don't end up knocking over a lamp or something. :PChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-43568361067466797452015-01-16T14:57:04.829-06:002015-01-16T14:57:04.829-06:00I loved this post. But, Chris, you really need to...I loved this post. But, Chris, you really need to warn your readers that if they are going to act out an action scene, whether fight or death or passionate smooch (probably with the back of the author's hand) it is absolutely crucial that you not be visible from the street. Imagine choreographing a fight scene and raising your head from the floor (where you are playing the part of the dead villain) and hearing applause and cheers!<br /><br />...now to read some more posts on this blog...Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-8779913449802684462015-01-16T13:37:32.578-06:002015-01-16T13:37:32.578-06:00Good tips. But please, no long conversations or in...Good tips. But please, no long conversations or insightful thoughts in the middle of a fight scene!<br /><br />One of the disappointments I'v had for action books lately is that "action" seems to entail an endless chase. The characters start running at the beginning of the novel and run non-stop all the way to when they kill the bad guy(s). To me, this does not substitute as "forward movement" or action with the plot.<br /><br />And a book full of short, three and four word sentences is difficult for me to read.<br /><br />Don't worry, I get what you are saying here Chrys. Writers need to take the tips in moderation for their action scenes, not the entire novel.<br /><br />Or, is it just me with this complaint?dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-74493854956997588932015-01-16T12:11:41.374-06:002015-01-16T12:11:41.374-06:00Hi Chrys, Oh I love action verbs and short sentenc...Hi Chrys, Oh I love action verbs and short sentences. I get so out of breath when authors use massive sentences over and over and over...it should be a rule to read your stuff Out Loud. Hugs...great post.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-1423610293288238842015-01-16T11:51:40.638-06:002015-01-16T11:51:40.638-06:00Some excellent point! Action and reaction, short s...Some excellent point! Action and reaction, short sentences, and action verbs--all great ways to connect your reader to the scene. I like your thought of writing a scene as if it was unfolding on TV. <br /><br /><a href="http://siamckye.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sia McKye Over Coffee</a> ~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.com