“The best way for a writer to learn what’s really involved in brawling, short of going down the pub and starting something.” – Pete, WA.
If you write any kind of action in your book (or you want to), you will absolutely benefit from this masterclass webinar with me, run in association with Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn.
The masterclass is 60 minutes of teaching followed by 30 mins Q&A delivered as a podcast, with accompanying video of slides from the class and an action work-list, all for only US$20. The class is based on my previous live workshops and my book, Write The Fight Right. You can learn more about that book and see a video interview with me and Joanna Penn on the subject by clicking here.
The live session was held on Thursday Oct 20, 2011 and recorded for all those unable to attend.
In this webinar, you will learn:
* How to shorten your sentences and use effective word choice to make a fight scene more realistic
* How to write a fight scene from different gender perspectives
* Writing reactions instead of action and how that affects the way the reader experiences the fight
* How to write about the different senses during a fight scene
* Why footwork and movement are so important in a fight
* Why fighting is responding to chaos and how you incorporate that into your book
* What types of blows would different characters use in what situations?
* How does someone with training fight and how can you make those scenes realistic?
* How does someone with no experience fight?
* How you can use your setting, or construct your setting to make a more effective fight scene
* How weapons change a fight
* When you fight, you get hit. How getting hit feels for your characters and how their need for recovery might affect your plot.
Click here to buy this multi-media webinar package now for only US$20. (The link will take you to the purchase page at The Creative Penn website.)
And don’t forget, my short ebook on the subject is available for just a few bucks.
“The time flew with Alan Baxter’s fun and physical approach to writing fight scenes. As a writer, this has definetely improved my ability to write physical confrontation. Recommended to those writers wanting balanced, and more importantly realistic, fight scenes.” Daniel I Russell
“I attended Alan Baxter’s Writing Fight Scenes workshop at Swancon 2011. Not only did he entertain us for 2 hours with his own fighting experiences, but he made us get up and put some basic theories into practice… I keep his sheet of main points about fight scenes right on my desk so I can easily refer to it while writing. If I ever get something published with fight scenes in it, Alan Baxter will definitely be getting a credit of thanks. I highly recommend his workshop to anyone who is writing fight scenes. Not only will you learn important facts about fights, but he’ll enthuse you with energy to go an write that scene straight away.” Em, WA
.
