 Action/Adventure: February 29, 2012 Issue [#4899] |
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This week: Lights, Camera, Action! Edited by: Arakun the twisted raccoon  
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Hi, I'm Arakun the twisted raccoon and I am your guest editor for this issue of the Action/Adventure newsletter.
Writing riveting action scenes is a necessary skill for any author, regardless of your genre. Unless your characters are comatose, they will need to do something at some time in the story. Great action scenes can keep your readers turning pages all night long,  , but if they are poorly written, your readers may be confused, frustrated, or worse yet, bored. 
Conflict is a necessary ingredient in any good story, but it is especially important in action stories. Technically, any scene in which characters do something is an action scene, but the best ones are driven by conflict. Which is more exciting?
A girl is jogging through a park, enjoying a beautiful afternoon, OR the same girl is jogging through the same park, when suddenly, a killer leaps out of the bushes.
Tips for great action scenes:
Vary the pace of the action. In some stories, you will want to throw your characters into immediate action, but in others, it may work better to let it build slowly. When action builds slowly, suspense builds with it, and the reader keeps reading to see what will happen next. If you aren't sure whether sudden action or gradually rising action is best for your story, try it both ways.
Keep description short, clear, and vivid. An action scene is not the time for a half page description of the moon shining on the lake. Imagine yourself in your hero's place. If a werewolf was chasing you through the house, would you really care about the color of the drapes?
Stick to one viewpoint. In a scene with many characters, such as a battle, "headhopping" can confuse the reader. Try to show the action from the point of view of only one character.
Occasionally give your characters and your readers a short break from the action. Sometimes, your characters will need to duck into an alley to catch their breath and figure out their next move. You won't want to slow things down for too long, but a story with no breaks will exhaust the reader as much as the characters.
Something to try:
Write a short story that includes the following: a fight, a chase, and an argument. Have fun!
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