Unlock the Secrets Behind Writing Fight Scenes That Leap Off the Page
Use Interior Monologue and Dialogue to Set the Pace
Pace is important in a fight scene. It’s utterly unrealistic to show a nonstop flurry of actions and reactions.
Real fighters will exchange a series of punches or kicks or whatever. Then they’ll back off and look each other over, catching their breath and watching for weaknesses. A real fight has ebbs and flows in the pacing. You show the faster parts of the scene by short sentences that show only the actions and reactions. You show the slower parts of the scene by longer sentences that show actions and reactions interspersed with interior monologue and dialogue.
