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	<title>Comments on: Writing Action Vs. Writing a Story</title>
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	<description>How to write a superhero book, comic book or superhero novel and get it published</description>
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		<title>By: Jose</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-66170</link>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think you should usually use page numbers and dont exceed the limit of 8000 words per book.I also think you should find a few things on your computer to write action scenes from like cursormania.If you find the flaming arrow cursor you can make a computer action story.For example try making the messenger icon use a bow and arrow at the yahoo icon&#039;s face while substituting the normal arrow with the flaming arrow cursor.An alternative way to do this is get creative and make pretend applications and  pretend icons for them so that you can come up with a special, 100% original computer fight using those created icons.

 If you think my comment is all about computer action,it&#039;s not because in the next sentence I will show you how to do superhero action.Here are the things to try and not do.
1.make the fight all about weapons or the hero as it will get boring and some people may not like weapons.I suggest doing a bit of both to fit almost all readers.
2. start off sentences using the same starting as it will sound like a shopping list like the one below
Buy bannanas
Buy milk
Buy apples 
Buy pineapples
If you see how boring that is you will also know the effect of doing it to your story.

Have you ever tried to write a book to please everyone in the human race and failed?
Everybody will fail at this task because everybody has different likes and dislikes and some people don&#039;t like books at all so there is no chance that they will like your story unless it is very persuasive.
Also try and make a solid &quot;framework&quot; for your story because if you don&#039;t, there is a better chance of switching ideas instead of sticking to the original.If you really like your new idea and also like the old one I suggest putting the other idea in a different book or paragraph as switching the the idea without putting it in a new paragraph or book will confuse the reader as to what you are talking about.

I hope you liked my comment as much as I had fun making it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you should usually use page numbers and dont exceed the limit of 8000 words per book.I also think you should find a few things on your computer to write action scenes from like cursormania.If you find the flaming arrow cursor you can make a computer action story.For example try making the messenger icon use a bow and arrow at the yahoo icon&#8217;s face while substituting the normal arrow with the flaming arrow cursor.An alternative way to do this is get creative and make pretend applications and  pretend icons for them so that you can come up with a special, 100% original computer fight using those created icons.</p>
<p> If you think my comment is all about computer action,it&#8217;s not because in the next sentence I will show you how to do superhero action.Here are the things to try and not do.<br />
1.make the fight all about weapons or the hero as it will get boring and some people may not like weapons.I suggest doing a bit of both to fit almost all readers.<br />
2. start off sentences using the same starting as it will sound like a shopping list like the one below<br />
Buy bannanas<br />
Buy milk<br />
Buy apples<br />
Buy pineapples<br />
If you see how boring that is you will also know the effect of doing it to your story.</p>
<p>Have you ever tried to write a book to please everyone in the human race and failed?<br />
Everybody will fail at this task because everybody has different likes and dislikes and some people don&#8217;t like books at all so there is no chance that they will like your story unless it is very persuasive.<br />
Also try and make a solid &#8220;framework&#8221; for your story because if you don&#8217;t, there is a better chance of switching ideas instead of sticking to the original.If you really like your new idea and also like the old one I suggest putting the other idea in a different book or paragraph as switching the the idea without putting it in a new paragraph or book will confuse the reader as to what you are talking about.</p>
<p>I hope you liked my comment as much as I had fun making it.</p>
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		<title>By: A1Writer</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-63274</link>
		<dc:creator>A1Writer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 06:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This post intrigues me.  Not sure why, but it does.  Personally, I am a character junkie.  For me, it all starts with character and it&#039;s irrelevant unless it comments on character.  Narrative is inseparable from character anyway.

Gone is an interesting novel.  It&#039;s a YA novel where everyone over the age of 15 disappears and the kids are trapped inside of a dome that circles their town.  Some of them begin to manifest powers.  The scope covers a panorama of characters and the big fight scenes are built up to.  Today&#039;s action movies are just back to back action sequences with little to no story and I find them boring.

And ultimately, the thing that separates the greats and mediocre in fiction is motivation.  It&#039;s probably the most lacking element in novice fiction, and the most complex element in great fiction, when the the writer can use the text for conscious motivation and create subtext for unconscious motivation.  A pool of possible reasons determined by contextualization.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post intrigues me.  Not sure why, but it does.  Personally, I am a character junkie.  For me, it all starts with character and it&#8217;s irrelevant unless it comments on character.  Narrative is inseparable from character anyway.</p>
<p>Gone is an interesting novel.  It&#8217;s a YA novel where everyone over the age of 15 disappears and the kids are trapped inside of a dome that circles their town.  Some of them begin to manifest powers.  The scope covers a panorama of characters and the big fight scenes are built up to.  Today&#8217;s action movies are just back to back action sequences with little to no story and I find them boring.</p>
<p>And ultimately, the thing that separates the greats and mediocre in fiction is motivation.  It&#8217;s probably the most lacking element in novice fiction, and the most complex element in great fiction, when the the writer can use the text for conscious motivation and create subtext for unconscious motivation.  A pool of possible reasons determined by contextualization.</p>
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		<title>By: Leif</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-47677</link>
		<dc:creator>Leif</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Btw, just found this site, surfing around, seems like a really useful resource, I&#039;m loving it so far. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Btw, just found this site, surfing around, seems like a really useful resource, I&#8217;m loving it so far. <img src='http://www.superheronation.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Leif</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-47676</link>
		<dc:creator>Leif</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My problem with writing actions scenes is in a lot of ways the opposite of many of the problems you&#039;re addressing here. At the prompt, I wrote this (500 words, took 10 minutes instead of five, but whatever):

* * *

The taste of blood has always intrigued me. Sort of a zingy copper, with just enough sweetness to make it delicious, which in itself makes it repugnant. I’ve tasted more blood than I’d care to tell my parents, but I’ve come to enjoy it in the moment, the rush of adrenaline that comes with being punched in the mouth, your teeth breaking through your lip and the plasma spilling onto your tongue. I can accept that, but it’s also given me a gentle craving occasionally, both enthusing and terrifying, like waking up to get a midnight snack but knowing that if you walk into the dark kitchen you can never come back to the safety of your bedroom again, so you pull the covers back up and let the monsters sleep.

That said, the blood on my lips now seemed different, and scary. The scent was like electrified steel, cooling down, the smoke blurring your vision and making everything seem gray. The open wounds from his fist were convulsing as they crashed against my teeth, as if the flesh was already sowing itself back together. But most unsettlingly, it was cold. Like melted ice dripping into my mouth, forcing me to jolt away onto the ground, terrified. It was as if frosted lightning had shot down my throat, freezing my insides while boiling them at the same time. Horrified, I looked up at my assailant, not into his hollow eyes but into his bleeding smile, the cold blood running through his teeth. He’d let me hit him earlier, let me open him up thinking myself a surgeon, when instead I was the patient on his malefic table. I was the plaything to this visage of inhumanity, a mere rag doll to be tossed around until he tired of me and cast me into the fire with his other broken toys. I was a victim.

But this is ridiculous, I told myself. I’ve tumbled with dozens of strangers in these alleys, and been terrified I’d kill someone or be killed before, this was nothing knew. But I’d always found consolation in the fact that whoever won the fight, we’d both been opened up and showed each other our humanity; whatever differences we had, we still bled. But our blood was warm. And suddenly I could feel my eyes tearing up, and my voice broke as I whimpered, “What are you?”

“You’re about to find out.” His grin was growing, a Cheshire smirk of malice and vivacity, the blood having run down his lips and across his chin. As his melted smile dripped into the street, I closed my eyes and pulled the sheets back over my head, warm in my bed and safe from all the monsters and the other shadows on the way to the fridge. But this was no dream, and there was nothing covering me but the chilly mist in the air and his inhuman blood. This was no dream. This was a nightmare.

* * *

As I&#039;m sure you notice, there&#039;s not a lot of action. There&#039;s one punch and falling on the ground. My problem is, I find it very hard to write about punches and kicks without getting redundant fast, and as such tend to end my actions scenes with far too much brevity. What would you suggest to help make my actions scenes into, well, action scenes?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My problem with writing actions scenes is in a lot of ways the opposite of many of the problems you&#8217;re addressing here. At the prompt, I wrote this (500 words, took 10 minutes instead of five, but whatever):</p>
<p>* * *</p>
<p>The taste of blood has always intrigued me. Sort of a zingy copper, with just enough sweetness to make it delicious, which in itself makes it repugnant. I’ve tasted more blood than I’d care to tell my parents, but I’ve come to enjoy it in the moment, the rush of adrenaline that comes with being punched in the mouth, your teeth breaking through your lip and the plasma spilling onto your tongue. I can accept that, but it’s also given me a gentle craving occasionally, both enthusing and terrifying, like waking up to get a midnight snack but knowing that if you walk into the dark kitchen you can never come back to the safety of your bedroom again, so you pull the covers back up and let the monsters sleep.</p>
<p>That said, the blood on my lips now seemed different, and scary. The scent was like electrified steel, cooling down, the smoke blurring your vision and making everything seem gray. The open wounds from his fist were convulsing as they crashed against my teeth, as if the flesh was already sowing itself back together. But most unsettlingly, it was cold. Like melted ice dripping into my mouth, forcing me to jolt away onto the ground, terrified. It was as if frosted lightning had shot down my throat, freezing my insides while boiling them at the same time. Horrified, I looked up at my assailant, not into his hollow eyes but into his bleeding smile, the cold blood running through his teeth. He’d let me hit him earlier, let me open him up thinking myself a surgeon, when instead I was the patient on his malefic table. I was the plaything to this visage of inhumanity, a mere rag doll to be tossed around until he tired of me and cast me into the fire with his other broken toys. I was a victim.</p>
<p>But this is ridiculous, I told myself. I’ve tumbled with dozens of strangers in these alleys, and been terrified I’d kill someone or be killed before, this was nothing knew. But I’d always found consolation in the fact that whoever won the fight, we’d both been opened up and showed each other our humanity; whatever differences we had, we still bled. But our blood was warm. And suddenly I could feel my eyes tearing up, and my voice broke as I whimpered, “What are you?”</p>
<p>“You’re about to find out.” His grin was growing, a Cheshire smirk of malice and vivacity, the blood having run down his lips and across his chin. As his melted smile dripped into the street, I closed my eyes and pulled the sheets back over my head, warm in my bed and safe from all the monsters and the other shadows on the way to the fridge. But this was no dream, and there was nothing covering me but the chilly mist in the air and his inhuman blood. This was no dream. This was a nightmare.</p>
<p>* * *</p>
<p>As I&#8217;m sure you notice, there&#8217;s not a lot of action. There&#8217;s one punch and falling on the ground. My problem is, I find it very hard to write about punches and kicks without getting redundant fast, and as such tend to end my actions scenes with far too much brevity. What would you suggest to help make my actions scenes into, well, action scenes?</p>
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		<title>By: B. Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-27272</link>
		<dc:creator>B. Mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What&#039;s his personality like?  That&#039;s probably more important than his powers.  
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This only matters if you&#039;re doing a comic book, but I think that gray eyes and white hair are a bit bland.  (They may also make the character feel really old, which might be a turnoff to younger readers).  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s his personality like?  That&#8217;s probably more important than his powers.<br />
<br />
This only matters if you&#8217;re doing a comic book, but I think that gray eyes and white hair are a bit bland.  (They may also make the character feel really old, which might be a turnoff to younger readers).</p>
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		<title>By: collision</title>
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		<dc:creator>collision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 11:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Full name: Helios
Place of birth: 
Citizenship: Tronian
Occupation: Intergalactic mercenary
Abilities: Energy sourcing Ability to draw power from large or small but abundant sources of energy, such as turning kinetic energy into physical blasts or converting solar energy into other forms. Sometimes based on proximity to source, sometimes stored for future use and Energy manipulation these powers deal with energy generation, conversion and manipulation. In addition to generic energy, versions of these powers exist that deal with such things as light, sound, electricity, nuclear energy, and the Dark force dimension.
Race:  Novaras
Height: 6’3
Weight: 159 lbs
Eyes: grey
Hair: White
wat do u dink guys</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Full name: Helios<br />
Place of birth:<br />
Citizenship: Tronian<br />
Occupation: Intergalactic mercenary<br />
Abilities: Energy sourcing Ability to draw power from large or small but abundant sources of energy, such as turning kinetic energy into physical blasts or converting solar energy into other forms. Sometimes based on proximity to source, sometimes stored for future use and Energy manipulation these powers deal with energy generation, conversion and manipulation. In addition to generic energy, versions of these powers exist that deal with such things as light, sound, electricity, nuclear energy, and the Dark force dimension.<br />
Race:  Novaras<br />
Height: 6’3<br />
Weight: 159 lbs<br />
Eyes: grey<br />
Hair: White<br />
wat do u dink guys</p>
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		<title>By: Wings</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-25740</link>
		<dc:creator>Wings</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I participate in a lot of role-play games, and there are a lot of fighting/battle based ones. Since every one is forum-based, the description in everything, not just the fights, is very important. 
&lt;br /&gt;
At one point, my character (long story) ended up fighting several enemies, so I had to get creative in how to take them out. I don&#039;t remember precisely what my character did, but *squeamish, stop reading* I ripped someone&#039;s head off, severed someone in two, tore a throat open, and raked my character&#039;s claws across someone&#039;s face. So yeah, I had to get imaginative for the many ways I killed people. Gruesome, I know, but effective. 
&lt;br /&gt;
- Wings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I participate in a lot of role-play games, and there are a lot of fighting/battle based ones. Since every one is forum-based, the description in everything, not just the fights, is very important.<br />
<br />
At one point, my character (long story) ended up fighting several enemies, so I had to get creative in how to take them out. I don&#8217;t remember precisely what my character did, but *squeamish, stop reading* I ripped someone&#8217;s head off, severed someone in two, tore a throat open, and raked my character&#8217;s claws across someone&#8217;s face. So yeah, I had to get imaginative for the many ways I killed people. Gruesome, I know, but effective.<br />
<br />
- Wings</p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok, cool.  That will work.  I just need to get that far.  I shall continue with my story as is.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, cool.  That will work.  I just need to get that far.  I shall continue with my story as is.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is one way. If you do that page break thing.

                                     *

That thing, that&#039;s kinda like a mini-chapter break. It&#039;s like a semi-colon. It&#039;s not as strong as a fullstop but it does the same job. Same here, it&#039;s not as strong as a chapter break but it does the same job.

Although really if you&#039;re going to use that you might aswell use a chapter break.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is one way. If you do that page break thing.</p>
<p>                                     *</p>
<p>That thing, that&#8217;s kinda like a mini-chapter break. It&#8217;s like a semi-colon. It&#8217;s not as strong as a fullstop but it does the same job. Same here, it&#8217;s not as strong as a chapter break but it does the same job.</p>
<p>Although really if you&#8217;re going to use that you might aswell use a chapter break.</p>
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		<title>By: B. Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22814</link>
		<dc:creator>B. Mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If it&#039;s important to switch perspectives, I&#039;d recommend adding a chapter break.  As a rule of thumb, I think that if it&#039;s important enough to switch perspectives, it&#039;s important enough to justify a chapter break.  That will help you make the transition without disorientating readers.  
&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;I know I’ve been told it’s a bad idea to switch characters mid-chapter, but surely there must be a way to do it without confusing people.&quot;  I can&#039;t think of any.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If it&#8217;s important to switch perspectives, I&#8217;d recommend adding a chapter break.  As a rule of thumb, I think that if it&#8217;s important enough to switch perspectives, it&#8217;s important enough to justify a chapter break.  That will help you make the transition without disorientating readers.<br />
<br />
&#8220;I know I’ve been told it’s a bad idea to switch characters mid-chapter, but surely there must be a way to do it without confusing people.&#8221;  I can&#8217;t think of any.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22811</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you need to know about martial arts, I&#039;m your man. I have a black belt in Karate, a yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do and a green belt in Judo. So don&#039;t ask me about Kung-Fu. :P But seriously, the most important thing people who don&#039;t know about martial arts should understand is that black belt isn&#039;t the end of the line. I achieved black belt at almost 12 years old, but I still had a long way to go. When you get Black Belt you get first &#039;Dan&#039;. Then after about 2 more years of training you can go for your second &#039;Dan&#039;, then after more time you can go for third &#039;Dan&#039;. By the time you&#039;re trying for fifth Dan you&#039;ll be expected to write essays and contribute to the martial art in some way to advance. Only a handful of people worldwide are 10th Dan, and they&#039;ve dedicated their entire life to the martial art (this applies to any Japanese martial art by the way).
&lt;Br.
If you want to see an example of an author describing martial arts in detail I recommend the Alex Rider series from Anthony Horowitz. The protagonist, Alex Rider, has a black belt in Karate and the books frequently describe how he uses the techniques to fight, sometimes even giving their Japanese names.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you need to know about martial arts, I&#8217;m your man. I have a black belt in Karate, a yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do and a green belt in Judo. So don&#8217;t ask me about Kung-Fu. <img src='http://www.superheronation.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  But seriously, the most important thing people who don&#8217;t know about martial arts should understand is that black belt isn&#8217;t the end of the line. I achieved black belt at almost 12 years old, but I still had a long way to go. When you get Black Belt you get first &#8216;Dan&#8217;. Then after about 2 more years of training you can go for your second &#8216;Dan&#8217;, then after more time you can go for third &#8216;Dan&#8217;. By the time you&#8217;re trying for fifth Dan you&#8217;ll be expected to write essays and contribute to the martial art in some way to advance. Only a handful of people worldwide are 10th Dan, and they&#8217;ve dedicated their entire life to the martial art (this applies to any Japanese martial art by the way).<br />
<Br.<br />
If you want to see an example of an author describing martial arts in detail I recommend the Alex Rider series from Anthony Horowitz. The protagonist, Alex Rider, has a black belt in Karate and the books frequently describe how he uses the techniques to fight, sometimes even giving their Japanese names.</p>
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		<title>By: Ragged Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22790</link>
		<dc:creator>Ragged Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love martial arts. I could never afford formal training, so I don&#039;t know much about terminology and discipline. But I like to think that I&#039;m pretty good at home-trained martials arts, I&#039;m not sure what style. Plus, my minor skills in breakdancing help me with the complex stuff. I&#039;m really good at flipping, although that doesn&#039;t help much in actual combat. 

Maybe one day I&#039;ll fly to Brasil and learn capoeira. As for now I just study forms and whatnot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love martial arts. I could never afford formal training, so I don&#8217;t know much about terminology and discipline. But I like to think that I&#8217;m pretty good at home-trained martials arts, I&#8217;m not sure what style. Plus, my minor skills in breakdancing help me with the complex stuff. I&#8217;m really good at flipping, although that doesn&#8217;t help much in actual combat. </p>
<p>Maybe one day I&#8217;ll fly to Brasil and learn capoeira. As for now I just study forms and whatnot.</p>
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		<title>By: Banshee King</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22787</link>
		<dc:creator>Banshee King</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, it&#039;s me, David.  I thought I&#039;d try a different name.  Anyways, I have a question.  
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Much later in my book, I&#039;m going to have a large-scale epic fight between Cara and the main villain.  At one point, there&#039;s gonna be a standstill and a bit of talking between the two.  I want to jump from character to character once to show how they&#039;re getting on in the fight.  Their scenes will be brief.  I know I&#039;ve been told it&#039;s a bad idea to switch characters mid-chapter, but surely there must be a way to do it without confusing people.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, it&#8217;s me, David.  I thought I&#8217;d try a different name.  Anyways, I have a question.<br />
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Much later in my book, I&#8217;m going to have a large-scale epic fight between Cara and the main villain.  At one point, there&#8217;s gonna be a standstill and a bit of talking between the two.  I want to jump from character to character once to show how they&#8217;re getting on in the fight.  Their scenes will be brief.  I know I&#8217;ve been told it&#8217;s a bad idea to switch characters mid-chapter, but surely there must be a way to do it without confusing people.</p>
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		<title>By: Chulance</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-21843</link>
		<dc:creator>Chulance</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course I wouldn&#039;t simply say the hero used a side kick I would describe  the kick, because I know not everyone has a high degree black belt and knows multiple deadly techniques. My main character is a martial artist  and I&#039;m keeping his skills around the same level as mine.  Also  for example when I mention a kick for example the spin kick or  or  a knife hand smash I would write he was doing a knife hand smash after describing what it was,

Well  It depends on how long they use the fancy moves and each character has a different way they fight. I&#039;ve studied many forms of combat  and I want the reader to be able to tell the differences between a spin kick and a plain old kick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course I wouldn&#8217;t simply say the hero used a side kick I would describe  the kick, because I know not everyone has a high degree black belt and knows multiple deadly techniques. My main character is a martial artist  and I&#8217;m keeping his skills around the same level as mine.  Also  for example when I mention a kick for example the spin kick or  or  a knife hand smash I would write he was doing a knife hand smash after describing what it was,</p>
<p>Well  It depends on how long they use the fancy moves and each character has a different way they fight. I&#8217;ve studied many forms of combat  and I want the reader to be able to tell the differences between a spin kick and a plain old kick.</p>
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		<title>By: B. Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.superheronation.com/2008/03/02/writing-action-vs-writing-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-21759</link>
		<dc:creator>B. Mac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My main concern would be that using fancy moves might lead you to redundancy.  From the reader&#039;s perspective, a spin kick is just another kick.  It&#039;s probably redundant with any other kind of kick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My main concern would be that using fancy moves might lead you to redundancy.  From the reader&#8217;s perspective, a spin kick is just another kick.  It&#8217;s probably redundant with any other kind of kick.</p>
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