tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1662944019364434348..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Pick Your BattlesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-73287246096316161172014-01-22T18:32:01.323-07:002014-01-22T18:32:01.323-07:00Battles are great tension, but too many make them ...Battles are great tension, but too many make them seem the norm, and not tension building.<br /><br />Morgan MandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39762986075400489492014-01-22T15:18:29.779-07:002014-01-22T15:18:29.779-07:00I've never written a battle scene, but if I ev...I've never written a battle scene, but if I ever do, this post will come in handy. Thanks. Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89071969915816493962014-01-22T14:31:24.803-07:002014-01-22T14:31:24.803-07:00Instructive post, Diana. I know one erotic sci-fi/...Instructive post, Diana. I know one erotic sci-fi/fantasy author who writes fight scenes that are 15 pages long or more. I've never read them, but I know I'd find them tedious. I rarely have fight scenes, but they're usually quick.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11012373617579416192014-01-22T11:57:59.373-07:002014-01-22T11:57:59.373-07:00This is an amazing tip! Thanks for the great post!...This is an amazing tip! Thanks for the great post!Spiced Lattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36777743003044297382014-01-22T08:54:49.053-07:002014-01-22T08:54:49.053-07:00I agree completely. I feel the same way about hord...I agree completely. I feel the same way about hordes of orcs, werewolves and vampires, and insert generic battle scenes in any war movie or movie based on video games. It's a pity the cinema screen isn't equipped with a fast forward button. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84343991449889366072014-01-22T08:23:34.627-07:002014-01-22T08:23:34.627-07:00I'd fight you on this one, Diana ... but think...I'd fight you on this one, Diana ... but think how much space I'd eat up in my comment. No, seriously, a very good point ... and, for my money, it does apply to cinema, too ... battle scenes in movies can get tedious very quickly ... you know I'm a big James Bond fan, but the end of most Bond flics become as dull a dishwater when hoards of the villain's henchmen clash with the hoards of soldiers ... much less engaging than Bond in a tux at the Chemin de Fer game, eyeing the femme fatale, and cooly lighting a cigarette , don't you think?Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21981152231606035482014-01-22T01:47:30.316-07:002014-01-22T01:47:30.316-07:00Excellent post, Diana. Neither battle scenes nor a...Excellent post, Diana. Neither battle scenes nor any other scenes should be added to pad a book's page count. If it doesn't move the story forward, it doesn't belong. If it doesn't engage the reader, it doesn't belong. If the tension created doesn't flow seamlessly into the story, it doesn't belong.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.com