I'm writing a novel. I want open the book with a dream of an epic battle but one problem... I've never written a fight scene between super powered characters, now that I think of it I've never written a fight scene period. Any advice?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:53 am
A few things that should be kept in mind at all times during a fight.
Realism -- As much as they have super powers, they still feel pain. Consistency -- Don't make up powers in the middle of the fight. That's just cheating Know where it's going -- If you don't know how it happens, how can you write it?
Yeah, it's usually a good idea to limit their powers in some way too so you don't go over the top with it.
Keep the environment in mind, the fight would be a lot different in a forest than it would be inside a city.
Know what the end result is going to be, who wins/loses before you start. That will make sure you know where to aim for and not go off track and get caught up in all the pretty explosions razz
The realism thing is a good point too. You want to make the fight believable. If a character gets stabbed for example, keep in mind that wound as it'll keep bleeding through out the fight and may even be the thing that finishes it, even if it was a minor wound earlier on. I think it's called bleeding out ninja OH! That's in Gladiator when he gets stabbed before the big fight XD
Now for a fight scene... I actually posted one on this guild... well, the post has a fight scene in it... hmmm....
Ok, try to make it as violent and disgustingly graphic as possible. Graphic violence grabs readers, since it's something that can be very visual. Stick with the visuals. Fight scenes are meant to be a feist for the eyes. If you ever watch movie fight scenes, notice how they are often extremely visual, and contain dialoge intervals sometimes.
Moral of the story? Make the scene extremely realistic and visual, so that the reader can remember it. Humans are visual creatures, so if you give them something that's good visually, then it's a good fight scene.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:24 pm
Oh, and one more thing. Give some emotional value for both the enemy and the protagonist. This will get the reader to be more interested in the characters and the fight.
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