Today’s tour host is
publishing services company Fireblade
Publishers, which will be hosting a guest post from me on how to write good
fight scenes.
A fight scene should be gripping, believable and fast-paced.
I always write a fight scene at the speed at which it happens, so it’s ‘real
time’, and the reader can, therefore, imagine it at the correct speed. You
can’t add much in the way of thoughts or feelings during a fight scene, as this
will slow the pace of the action and the characters will ‘pause’ in the
reader’s mind while the protagonist has his/her thoughts or feelings. Aside
from that, someone in the middle of a fight won’t have time to think about
stuff.
To read the rest of this post, visit the Fireblade blog, and
don’t forget to leave a comment if you have anything to add.
For those who have just joined us,
The Queen’s Blade II,
Sacrifice is now free on a 3-day promotion, 6 – 8 August. Today’s the
last day, so grab your copy before it’s too late (Book 1 is free) – Coupon Code:
EN88H.
Don’t forget that the
person who purchases the most of my books for the duration of the tour receives
the gift of Books 2 and 3 in The
Slave Empire series (to see if you qualify, you should, on the
first day after the tour, email all
your PoPs to vanessa@wildorchidbooks.com).
To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC
Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.
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