it’s kind of mind-boggling how many action scenes out there (including sex scenes) are straight-up boring. that is the opposite of what an action scene is supposed to be. so here’s a little how-to, for those who have trouble with action.
(standard disclaimer: all writing processes are different, my way is not the only way, if it doesn’t work for you that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you or your work.)
step 1: decide what your action scene needs to accomplish plot-wise and character-wise. if the answer is nothing, scrap the scene.
step 2 (optional): if you’re the kind of writer who needs to write a crappy first draft before you can do anything productive with a scene, write your crappy first draft.
step 3: break down the scene into a bulleted outline of everything that happens in sequential order, and make sure there’s a “therefore” or “but” relationship in every transition. every action should either be caused by the previous action, or interfere with it. no “and then” relationships.
step 4: check your outline against the results of step 1.
step 5: stick an exclamation point on every sentence of your outline. if it doesn’t deserve an exclamation point, either cut it or make it more exciting until it does.
step 6: write the scene from that outline. do not use any exclamation points (except in dialogue, sparingly).
step 7: check your finished scene against the results of step 1. all good? high-fuckin’-five, send it to your beta.
the best thing about posting writing tips on tumblr is all the people tagging it “thank you!” writing tumblr is so darn sweet ❤
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I feel the need to pass this loveliness on to you , my fandom friend:
The would-be lip lock after so much bickering? Knightley says the idea was hatched not by “Pride and prejudice” director Joe Wright but well before filming began, when she and Macfadyen met in an audition room. “I did the scene with all of the guys who were up for Darcy, because I was cast before we found Mr. Darcy. It wasn’t in the script at all. But as we were doing the scene, it just so happened that it felt right to do, right at the end. So we went through the scene, and we did it really, really quickly. We were literally in each other’s faces. And then we both went in for a kiss, and went out. There was complete silence in the room. And he was cast straight after that.”
self care sounds so basic but please don’t underestimate how difficult it is just to clean your teeth and wash your face when all you want to do is die
Little Ava trying to walk off with her father’s sword. Bleh, I kind of don’t like how this came out, wishing now I would have gone with a different idea xD But oh well.
Delicious Fish 