Comments on: Five Ways to Write Intense Fight Scenes (Superhero and Fantasy) http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/ How to write a superhero book, comic book or superhero novel and get it published Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Peter http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-163497 Peter Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:43:46 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-163497 Yeah I think its difficult to do a battle with a teleporter because its going to be fast paced with he/she moving all the time whilst the other trying to defend or attack, would you be able to show us a draft and maybe someone can see where your going wrong and help you improve? Yeah I think its difficult to do a battle with a teleporter because its going to be fast paced with he/she moving all the time whilst the other trying to defend or attack, would you be able to show us a draft and maybe someone can see where your going wrong and help you improve?

]]> By: Snow http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-145218 Snow Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:57:03 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-145218 One thing that I've found particularly challenging is to do a plausible battle with a teleporter. Everyone I showed drafts to thought I was either being cheap (by having the character leave and bring back an improvised weapon) or too confusing (by having him teleporting around trying to dodge). Any suggestions? (By the way, I'm using words, not comics. Just to clear it up, because I realize that might make something of a difference.) One thing that I’ve found particularly challenging is to do a plausible battle with a teleporter. Everyone I showed drafts to thought I was either being cheap (by having the character leave and bring back an improvised weapon) or too confusing (by having him teleporting around trying to dodge).

Any suggestions?

(By the way, I’m using words, not comics. Just to clear it up, because I realize that might make something of a difference.)

]]> By: Marquel http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-136524 Marquel Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:13:43 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-136524 Ok im writing a story about mutant kids with power, but i choose to give them a different name instead of mutant. i writing from the bad guy side of the story and dont know what to write about Ok im writing a story about mutant kids with power, but i choose to give them a different name instead of mutant. i writing from the bad guy side of the story and dont know what to write about

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-127990 B. Mac Thu, 19 May 2011 03:24:24 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-127990 "My question is what should the tone of the first fight?" I think it depends on the story. A lot of relatively upbeat superheroes have a honeymoon period where the character first discovers his superpowers and it's all pretty smooth sailing for him, but if you were doing a character like the Punisher, I imagine you'd have a pretty good reason to push the character even from the start. <br /> Personally, I'd find a greater challenge more interesting. “My question is what should the tone of the first fight?” I think it depends on the story. A lot of relatively upbeat superheroes have a honeymoon period where the character first discovers his superpowers and it’s all pretty smooth sailing for him, but if you were doing a character like the Punisher, I imagine you’d have a pretty good reason to push the character even from the start.

Personally, I’d find a greater challenge more interesting.

]]> By: matt http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-127979 matt Thu, 19 May 2011 01:58:29 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-127979 I am writing a short story about a young superhero. My question is what should the tone of the first fight? Should it be easier on him, so the audience get a feel for his powers and character.Or should I push him to his limits, physically and morally, within the first 1500 words. I am writing a short story about a young superhero. My question is what should the tone of the first fight? Should it be easier on him, so the audience get a feel for his powers and character.Or should I push him to his limits, physically and morally, within the first 1500 words.

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123756 B. Mac Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:52:48 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123756 No rush. No rush.

]]> By: genasie http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123753 genasie Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:28:03 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123753 Great, but you'll have to give me a few days to type up what I have and write the draft. Thanks. Great, but you’ll have to give me a few days to type up what I have and write the draft. Thanks.

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123750 B. Mac Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123750 Sure. If you'd like to send it to me, I can be reached either at superheronation-at-gmail-dot-com or through my <a href=http://www.superheronation.com/contact/ rel="nofollow">contact form</a>. Sure. If you’d like to send it to me, I can be reached either at superheronation-at-gmail-dot-com or through my contact form.

]]> By: genasie http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123734 genasie Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:09:24 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123734 Well, I don't really have a draft for the training scene written now because when i was reading over my story I decided I needed to add about two months worth of pages in the middle,which I'm writing now. The part that I'm adding is only about five pages long and I started writing my training scene, but I destroyed it shortly after. I have a training scene for later in the story but it has a different trainer. So I was wondering if you had time to read my story from the beginning to the part with my first training scene. It's only about thirty-something pages. I'll write a draft if that will help. Thanks. Well, I don’t really have a draft for the training scene written now because when i was reading over my story I decided I needed to add about two months worth of pages in the middle,which I’m writing now. The part that I’m adding is only about five pages long and I started writing my training scene, but I destroyed it shortly after. I have a training scene for later in the story but it has a different trainer. So I was wondering if you had time to read my story from the beginning to the part with my first training scene. It’s only about thirty-something pages. I’ll write a draft if that will help. Thanks.

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123710 B. Mac Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:45:48 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123710 "How should my director explain to my character how to control his powers?" Could you tell me more about the characters and powers involved? Also, if you'd like, I could read a draft of a scene and offer some advice. “How should my director explain to my character how to control his powers?” Could you tell me more about the characters and powers involved? Also, if you’d like, I could read a draft of a scene and offer some advice.

]]> By: Genasie http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123687 Genasie Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:46:45 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123687 Wait, one more question. How should my director explain to my character how to control his powers? Whenever I start trying to explain how to I either don't really know how my character should feel when controlling his powers or when I'm explaining I make it too confusing. Wait, one more question. How should my director explain to my character how to control his powers? Whenever I start trying to explain how to I either don’t really know how my character should feel when controlling his powers or when I’m explaining I make it too confusing.

]]> By: Genasie http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123685 Genasie Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:30:50 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123685 Thanks, that helped alot! Thanks, that helped alot!

]]> By: B. Mac http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123682 B. Mac Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:47:34 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123682 If the training session is about eight hours long, you could try tests where he has to practice his skills in something approaching real-world conditions, maybe with his teammates. For example, if your character were an inexperienced telekinetic, maybe he'd spend a few pages trying (without much success) to pull a dummy out of a burning building and get razzed by his teammates and/or instructors for initially causing more damage to the victim than the fall would have. <br /> To show how hard this is for the character, you could have the training be initially unsuccessful. For example, maybe it takes him more than a school day to figure out the task at hand and he wonders if this will ever "click" for him. He may push himself too hard and accidentally injure himself in training. <br /> Depending on how many training sessions there are, you could make the objectives increasingly difficult/impossible as the character improves. For example, setting an egg down without cracking it, stopping bullets in mid-flight, defusing a bomb mentally, etc. If the training session is about eight hours long, you could try tests where he has to practice his skills in something approaching real-world conditions, maybe with his teammates. For example, if your character were an inexperienced telekinetic, maybe he’d spend a few pages trying (without much success) to pull a dummy out of a burning building and get razzed by his teammates and/or instructors for initially causing more damage to the victim than the fall would have.

To show how hard this is for the character, you could have the training be initially unsuccessful. For example, maybe it takes him more than a school day to figure out the task at hand and he wonders if this will ever “click” for him. He may push himself too hard and accidentally injure himself in training.

Depending on how many training sessions there are, you could make the objectives increasingly difficult/impossible as the character improves. For example, setting an egg down without cracking it, stopping bullets in mid-flight, defusing a bomb mentally, etc.

]]> By: genasie http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-123635 genasie Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:49:42 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-123635 I'm stuck on how to write a training scene that is supposed to last about the duration of a school day, including breaks. But when ever I'm writing it takes my character about a few paragraphs before he ha perfected his task. I want it to take him a long time to completely control his power's abilities. I want my readers to understand that he wasn't perfect from the beginning. Any advice? I’m stuck on how to write a training scene that is supposed to last about the duration of a school day, including breaks. But when ever I’m writing it takes my character about a few paragraphs before he ha perfected his task. I want it to take him a long time to completely control his power’s abilities. I want my readers to understand that he wasn’t perfect from the beginning. Any advice?

]]> By: Castille http://www.superheronation.com/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-120910 Castille Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/blog/2008/01/14/five-ways-to-write-sizzling-fight-scenes-superhero-and-fantasy/#comment-120910 Hmm.... The power he gains is a psychic ability. He uses this to absolutely slaughter the first two wolves, but then is stalemated against the third wolf. What I'm thinking is that he discovers that on their first full moon transformation, the wolves only have an animal mind. There's such a new wolf in the pack he's battling. So for that one he has to use his wits, and figure out how to apply the psychic powers to the surrounding environment. He wastes the rest of his bullets, before Big foot intervenes and scares away the last one. Then he goes to deal with Amber. That was the big reason behind the psychic ability, is that was the only way Greg would ever know she was telling the truth about wanting to be good now. *As in-she thinks something about reforming, and Greg hears it- and this is before she knows he can read minds. Oh, and he can tell it's a sincere wish* -Another thing, by this point, Amber's also smart enough to know that a mere wish to reform probably isn't enough. So...her 'first step' is to turn herself in to Greg's custody. (I'm assuming you've read chapter fourteen by now) Hmm…. The power he gains is a psychic ability. He uses this to absolutely slaughter the first two wolves, but then is stalemated against the third wolf.

What I’m thinking is that he discovers that on their first full moon transformation, the wolves only have an animal mind. There’s such a new wolf in the pack he’s battling.
So for that one he has to use his wits, and figure out how to apply the psychic powers to the surrounding environment.
He wastes the rest of his bullets, before Big foot intervenes and scares away the last one.

Then he goes to deal with Amber. That was the big reason behind the psychic ability, is that was the only way Greg would ever know she was telling the truth about wanting to be good now.

*As in-she thinks something about reforming, and Greg hears it- and this is before she knows he can read minds. Oh, and he can tell it’s a sincere wish*

-Another thing, by this point, Amber’s also smart enough to know that a mere wish to reform probably isn’t enough. So…her ‘first step’ is to turn herself in to Greg’s custody.
(I’m assuming you’ve read chapter fourteen by now)

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