16 October 2017
For new writers, throwing in a few combat scenes can seem like an easy way to add some excitement to a novel, but the reality is that violence can be incredibly difficult to pull off effectively.
There are many pitfalls writers will fall into when writing about violence-I want to talk about what they are and how you can avoid them. In their places, I've offered up two main alternative methods that I think work for ninety percent of combat scenes.
