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Table of Contents
Title Page
WRITING FIGHT SCENES – CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: GRITTY OR ENTERTAINING?
CHAPTER 1: GRITTY OR ENTERTAINING?
CHAPTER 2: LOCATION
CHAPTER 3: STRUCTURING YOUR FIGHT SCENE
CHAPTER 4: SWORDS
CHAPTER 5: KNIVES AND DAGGERS
CHAPTER 5: STAFFS, SPEARS AND POLEARMS
CHAPTER 7: CLUBS, MACES, AXES, SLINGS AND ARROWS
CHAPTER 8: FIREARMS
CHAPTER 9: IMPROVISED WEAPONS
CHAPTER 10: MAGICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE
CHAPTER 11: UNARMED COMBAT (HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING)
CHAPTER 12: SELF-DEFENSE
STRENGTH, SKILL AND STRATEGY
CHAPTER 14: PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS
FEMALE FIGHTERS
CHAPTER 16: MALE FIGHTERS
CHAPTER 17: ANIKMALS AND WERES
CHAPTER 18: MAKING THE READER CARE
CHAPTER 19: THE INSIDE EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER 20: ARMOUR
CHAPTER 21: FIGHT SITUATIONS
CHAPTER 22: GROUP VS GROUP, ONE VS MANY
CHAPTER 23: BATTLE
CHAPTER 24: SIEGE WARFARE
CHAPTER 25: NAUTICAL FIGHTS
CHAPTER 26: GENRES
CHAPTER 27: CREATING EROTIC TENSION
CHAPTER 28: THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
CHAPTER 29: PACING
CHAPTER 30: EUPHONICS
CHAPTER 31: SABRE-SHARP DIALOGUE
CHAPTER 32: BACKGROUND MUSIC
CHAPTER 33: RESEARCH
EXCERPTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WRITING ABOUT MAGIC
WRITING ABOUT MAGIC - CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: MAGICIAN CHARACTERS
CHAPTER 2: MAGIC SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3 TRAINING AND INITIATION
CHAPTER 4: RITUAL AND POWER-RAISING
CHAPTER 5: LOCATION AND CIRCLE-CASTING
CHAPTER 6: COSTUMING AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 7: PHRASING THE SPELL
CHAPTER 8: CORRESPONDENCES
CHAPTER 9: LOVE SPELLS
CHAPTER 10: SEX MAGIC
CHAPTER 11: MAGICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE
CHAPTER 12: HEALING AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 13: ETHICS, CONFLICTS, SECRECY
CHAPTER 14: ILLUSIONISTS AND CHARLATANS
CHAPTER 15: MAGIC IN THE FUTURE
FICTION SAMPLES
FURTHER READING
WRITING DARK STORIES
WRITING DARK STORIES - TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: FEED YOUR FICTION WITH YOUR FEARS
CHAPTER 2: WHY THE TITLE IS A STRONG START
CHAPTER 3: WRITING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS
CHAPTER 4: FIFTEEN MASTER PLOTS
CHAPTER 5: DARK FICTION AND HORROR GENRES
CHAPTER 6: POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER 7: MANAGING TENSION
CHAPTER 8: BUILDING SUSPENSE
CHAPTER 9: HOW TO SCARE YOUR READERS
CHAPTER 10: CREEPY LOCATIONS
CHAPTER 11: MAKE THE MOST OF THE WEATHER
CHAPTER 12: HOW TO OPEN YOUR STORY
CHAPTER 13: HOW TO END YOUR STORY
CHAPTER 14: VILLAINS AND MONSTERS
CHAPTER 15: GHOST STORIES
CHAPTER 16: VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, ZOMBIES
CHAPTER 17: RELIGIOUS HORROR
CHAPTER 18: WHY DO PEOPLE READ HORROR FICTION?
CHAPTER 19: MARKETING AND PUBLICATION
SAMPLE STORIES
THE WORD-LOSS DIET
THE WORD-LOSS DIET - CONTENTS
DEAR READER,
CHAPTER 1: LET'S START TO BEGIN
CHAPTER 2: TURN TO LOOK
CHAPTER 3: COULD YOU DO WITHOUT 'COULD'?
CHAPTER 4: HE SIGHS, SHE SIGHS, EVERYBODY SIGHS SIGHS
CHAPTER 5: WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR PAGE
CHAPTER 6: CUT THE 'SAID', SHE SAID
CHAPTER 7: SNAPPY DIALOGUE
CHAPTER 8: WONDERINGS AND PONDERINGS
CHAPTER 9: ABUNDANT ADJECTIVES
CHAPTER 10: ADVERBLY
CHAPTER11: WATERY WRITING
CHAPTER 12: KILL THEM DEAD
CHAPTER 13: TIGHTENING THE PLOT
CONGRATULATIONS
WRITING SHORT STORIES TO PROMOTE YOUR NOVELS
WRITING SHORT STORIES TO PROMOTE YOUR NOVELS
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: THE BUILDING BLOCKS - Gathering the Materials
Chapter 2: ARTIST AND EDITOR BRAIN - Creative and Critical Processes
Chapter 3: RECRUITING THE CAST - Turn Your Minor Characters into Stars
Chapter 4: PLOTLETS - The Creative Leap of Faith
Chapter 5: FREEWRITING - Just Let It Flow
Chapter 6: CHARACTERS - PoV, Goal, Motivation
Chapter 7: PLOT EVENTS - Simple Structuring
Chapter 8: CONFLICT AND THEME - Give Your Story Meaning
Chapter 9: THE FIRST DRAFT - Awful But Complete
Chapter 10: SETTING - Location, Mood, Atmosphere
Chapter 11: DIALOGUE - Realistic and Sizzling
Chapter 12: REVISION - Improving Your Draft
Chapter 13: STRATEGY - How to Get the Most Exposure
Chapter 14: SUBMITTING - Get Your Story Published in Zines and Anthologies
Chapter 15: INDIE-PUBLISHING – Publish the Story Yourself
STORY SAMPLES
Dear Reader,
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