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Action/Adventure: August 13, 2014 Issue [#6464]

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 This week: Locations
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Locations


Do you really need that ship?


Typical action/adventure stories are usually paired up with locations that embody adventures. Examples are Mars, ships, star ships, other planets, the jungle, Antarctica, and pretty much any place that is hard to get to. Why is that? My best guess is: because those places are hard to get to. Since only few (or no) people get to go to those exotic or far away places, it is easy to use them for hair-raising adventure story backdrops.

Reality:

Mars is dusty. Ask Rover.

Jungles are moist and the people that live there will most likely either avoid you or invite you to eat some of their local delicacies. Careful, those might include eyes. Yikes!

Antarctica is very cold. Very very cold.

Ships. Yes, you might be able to go on one. I hear the buffets are endless and the waterslides are fun. Also molded out of plastic. How adventurous is that really?

To escape the extreme escapism of fantasy worlds or locations that nobody would be able to travel to, challenge yourself to come up with action/adventures that your characters can have right around the corner. Or in the hallway. Or even in the livingroom. While dramatic backdrops can add to a story, cozy places breaking out in action can be a welcome change. The challenge at the end: restore order and make that boring place that became exciting boring and cozy again.



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Comments I got for my last Action Adventure Newsletter "Small Action Adventure Heroes" Open in new Window..

Taunia Lynn Author Icon wrote: You know, thanks for the reminder. I loved Reepicheep in C.S. Lewis's Narnia series. And, lets not forget Bilbo or Frodo in J.R. Tolkien's works. I will need to keep this in mind as I write my story.

I am sure you will find a way to incorporate a small hero somewhere. *Smile*

monty31802 wrote: You have said a lot without wasting words, Love it.

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Prosperous Snow celebrating Author Icon wrote: The mouse lemur reminds me of the old saying that "Trouble comes in small packages."

Yes, trouble does come in small packages.



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