Review: Quick and easy-to-digest primer on writing realistic and compelling fighting scenes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2012
I have found out about this book via Joanna Penn, who interviewed the author.Hearing that he was an experienced fighting instructor, it instantly made me want to buy this book.And I'm glad I did.It's a quick read but it will teach you the essence of writing martial arts based fight scenes, for example :why size matters in a fightthe truth about getting hit (and the consequences)what adrenaline allows you do (and what's dangerous about it)the most important aspects for a realistic fight scenehow to fight effectivelythe difference between a pro fighter and an amateurhow to create kick-ass fight scenes that excite your readeretc.The focus is on primarily martial arts, meaning physical fighting - although weapons (knives, guns) are mentioned.The biggest surprise was how different realistic fighting from movie fighting is. Almost everything you see in a movie fight seems fake now, ha.By re-reading this book, my fight scenes will become more realistic and compelling,allowing me to WOW the reader and giving him one heck of an experience.Highly recommended !