Battles
In the book I just finished writing I wrote two "battle scenes". One was observed by a character and one was experienced by a character. They were some of the most fun writing I did for the story and I think some of the best though I would never have thought I would have enjoyed writing them before I actually did it.
One of the reasons battle scenes sometimes seem stale or unbelievable is I don't think they are really experienced in a way that is easily explained.
I think a real battle experience is like a car carsh or a near-accident. You remember the slide the rollover or whatever with great detail and other parts of the situation, like injury or impact are not noticed at all. There is some parts of is that is all a blur, and it is important to note the confusion which I believe is part of it. A blow by blow description does not feel right.
In the book I just finished writing I wrote two "battle scenes". One was observed by a character and one was experienced by a character. They were some of the most fun writing I did for the story and I think some of the best though I would never have thought I would have enjoyed writing them before I actually did it.
One of the reasons battle scenes sometimes seem stale or unbelievable is I don't think they are really experienced in a way that is easily explained.
I think a real battle experience is like a car carsh or a near-accident. You remember the slide the rollover or whatever with great detail and other parts of the situation, like injury or impact are not noticed at all. There is some parts of is that is all a blur, and it is important to note the confusion which I believe is part of it. A blow by blow description does not feel right.
