 Action/Adventure: February 24, 2010 Issue [#3573] |
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Olympics. What more action can you ask for?
Earlier this week, short track speed skater, Apollo Ohno hit the ice in the 1,000 competing for his 7th career Olympic medal. Skating in soft circles, waiting for the star of the race, fans saw Ohno yawn. What!?
“Stop yawning,” my husband yelled at the TV. I glanced over my shoulder; I already stood in front of the screen, hopping back and forth from foot to foot, praying for an Apollo win. I'm not a devout fan or anything. I kinda-sorta remember him from the ’06 games. This year, however, I’m captivated by short track. Ohno underscores my facination. I can’t get enough.
The race seems more intense because of the following:
 Two of the skaters are not only brothers, they’re Canadian—the host country.
In a previous race, one of the South Korean skaters fell seconds before crossing the finish line, taking out one of his teammates with him. The mistake opened the door for Ohno and his team mate to pick up the silver and bronze, respectively.
If Ohno medals now, he earns the title Most Decorated U.S. Winter Olympian.
Both the Canadians and the South Koreans were out for gold. So was Apollo, who loves racing from behind and gaining momentum during each passing lap.
After the gun went off, Apollo found himself in second place. You could hear my squeals cheering him on three blocks over, I’m sure. The Canadians skated hard. The fans were going nuts. Two home boys, on home ice, out for silver and gold. Apollo made a move getting in second position. Then, during another forward move, he slipped—just a tad. I gasped. “Oh No,” I sucked in a gallon of air. My heart sank as both South Koreans seized Apollo’s slight error and snagged positions ahead of him. Ohno now found himself in last place.
“Oh No!”
With quiet guttural “Come on-s” I kept cheering my guy, even though I truly believed he was out. Somehow, he regrouped and zipped into third place sealing his 7th metal. A bronze.
“Whew!”
Nothing beats action adventure like a tight round of quality competition.
Until next time,
Robin
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READER FEEDBACK!
SantaBee 
Robin, great topic about how to handle the time between. I agree, I find a lot of beginners giving info about stuff that doesn't drive the story forward. It's something to watch out for.
Krish D. 
Thanks to this article I was able to greatly improve my Scene. I had been thinking of this scene for a week, but I knew I wanted it to have some action in it. In fact, thanks to this article I'm thinking of turning the entire story into more of an Action story, than just a fantasy story. Thanks again.
{suser: walpole72}
Excellent point. These little points of advice are greatly appreciated, thank you.
wildbill
Passage of time can also involve a change of scene or new people on the scene. You might not want to mark this with a new chapter.
One way to change the scene, time or characters in a scene is to use a 'tip' to the reader that is in common usage and easily recognized.
Some writers use a double space. I always use a signal marker such as *** centered in the middle of the spacing between the two paragraphs.
very thankful
I totally agree that music can inspire a person's writing. I wrote this story after listening to a song by the same name by Lee Hazlewood.
Advent Pumpkin
Robin: You must have been looking over my shoulder. Thanks for the tips.
anastasia beyverhausen
Thanks for the suggestions. Many times I listen to music on my laptop as I work, but I've never considered just listening to the music and seeing how it affects my work and/or imagination.
Fyn-elf 
Thank you for using my Invisible Man!! Made my day!
Mark
Two things I can always say about your NLs - I enjoy them, and actually care to read them. No aiming for the first time writer, or feigning a gross over volume of intellect - just direct, thoughtful ideas. Well done, and appreciated. Thanks again.
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