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something to solve, surmount, answer, question - you get the point.
. We want to engage our readers in the battle, make them see, hear, taste, smell it all as it happens along with our character(s). Though we don't have to experience it physically, we can imagine it and make it real. Whether it be a solo act as above, or a pitched battle in a military campaign, or hand-to-hand combat among humans (and/or non-humans), we want to have our readers there with us, a part of the action. We want our readers to step into the character's shoes physical, emotional and intellectual and take part in the battle. That doesn't mean we have to have done it - we couldn't, for example, honestly have taken part in a medieval knight's campaign - but we have to imagine the battle itself from our own reading and research and show our readers what's going on as it happens.
Treat the battle as a story within the story itself, a campaign whether brief or extended, with its own beginning, middle and end.
Use all the senses - show what your character does, thinks, sees, smells and tastes. Whether in first-person or third-person, the action is driven by the character and his/her instant perception of, and reaction to, the event at hand.
Focus your attention (and your reader's) on the immediate surroundings as they relate to your character's goal. Whether it be a pouch, a patch of land, a fair maiden, a dragon's keep, or a heroic attempt to secure a place or person from harm, keep it immediate. The character can make comparisons, use analogies or metaphor, but tightly interwoven with the action.
Finish the battle; end it with a victory or defeat, and move on. Philosophical discourse or poetic musing can come later, once the character engages another 'player' in your story or verse. While the battle is waged, keep the character (and your readers) in the moment.
