Hi there readers,
My name is Herrick Erickson-Brigl, an aspiring writer in the fiction genres. I created this blog to promote my writing works and to throw them out to the world, reveal my thoughts on trends, ideas, new inventions, movies, books, and video games.
A little about me: I am a graduate of the University of Advancing Technology with a bachelors of arts in video game design. Currently, I am writing two books, a sci-fi action book and a fantasy, mystery, action book. The fantasy book is coming along quite nicely and I cannot wait to talk about what will be going into the book to you guys.
Today, I will talk about my philosophies for writing fight scenes. First and foremost, I believe in writing action with a real ooomph to it. If you punch a person in the face, why stop there?
Example: I smashed him in the face with my fist and slammed his head through a concrete wall, then as his head ricocheted off the hard edge, I palmed his skull into my hand, and pile drove it through the tile floor.
Do you see what I did there? If he was a normal man, do you think he would get up? (Or want to?)
This is just my style though and I hope that demonstrated my philosophy for fight scenes. Why should I stop at the norm when I can push it farther, without making it graphic and obscene?
I do make a distinction; writing should be done with a purpose in mind. If there is to be violence, I want to make it raw, visceral, and violent. However, I want you to be focused on the archaic beauty of the scene and not the aftermath.
My name is Herrick Erickson-Brigl, an aspiring writer in the fiction genres. I created this blog to promote my writing works and to throw them out to the world, reveal my thoughts on trends, ideas, new inventions, movies, books, and video games.
A little about me: I am a graduate of the University of Advancing Technology with a bachelors of arts in video game design. Currently, I am writing two books, a sci-fi action book and a fantasy, mystery, action book. The fantasy book is coming along quite nicely and I cannot wait to talk about what will be going into the book to you guys.
Today, I will talk about my philosophies for writing fight scenes. First and foremost, I believe in writing action with a real ooomph to it. If you punch a person in the face, why stop there?
Example: I smashed him in the face with my fist and slammed his head through a concrete wall, then as his head ricocheted off the hard edge, I palmed his skull into my hand, and pile drove it through the tile floor.
Do you see what I did there? If he was a normal man, do you think he would get up? (Or want to?)
This is just my style though and I hope that demonstrated my philosophy for fight scenes. Why should I stop at the norm when I can push it farther, without making it graphic and obscene?
I do make a distinction; writing should be done with a purpose in mind. If there is to be violence, I want to make it raw, visceral, and violent. However, I want you to be focused on the archaic beauty of the scene and not the aftermath.
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