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The Fight for Compelling Fight Scenes

The Fight for Compelling Fight Scenes

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Stuart J. Tanner and Cullen McHael share hard-earned lessons about getting your fight scenes right.0:00 Intro1:34 What are Fight Scenes For?10:00 The Fun Element11:00 Problem Solving14:39 Scaffolding, Worldbuilding, and Playing With Rules24:22 The Great Challenge: Clarity28:25 Examples of Compelling Fight Scenes32:52 4 Things a Fight Scene Can Do34:56 Establishing Stakes: Costs, Risks, and Invincibility40:17 Reading: Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan45:10 Analysis of Altered Carbon's Effectiveness and Choices55:18 Final ThoughtsEdited by Cullen McHaelProduced by Cullen McHaelHosts: Stuart J. Tanner, Cullen McHaelQuestions of the Day:1. Why are fight scenes important in speculative fiction?2. Examples of compelling fight scenes?3. What makes a fight scene compelling?4. Why have fight scenes?5. Where do authors sometimes go wrong with fight scenes?Book RecommendationsAltered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
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