Unlock the Secrets Behind Writing Fight Scenes That Leap Off the Page
In the middle paragraph, we’ve got the worst of all possible worlds, because we’re mixing completed verbs with continuing-action verbs:
…Arnie ducked his head and spun to the right, simultaneously kicking out furiously with his foot and shouting…
This kind of writing is enough to make anyone cry.
Show the Fastest Stuff First
When you sequence a group of events that are happening at roughly the same time, show those that happen fastest before you show those that happen slowest. Look at this segment:
