Writing Excuses 5.30: Writing Action

Dan and Howard are joined by Larry Correia and Robison Wells (Rob is the younger of the Wells brothers), and with the enthusiastic support of a live audience at LTUE they discuss writing action. Larry's books are made of action (and no small amount of gunplay.) Howard's comics feature mercenaries (and sometimes elephants.) Robison's latest book, Variant, doesn't have any experienced fighters in it, but the characters still manage to get into action-oriented trouble. Dan's action scenes are personal, visceral, and confusing. And so we talk about how we do it. We also talk about how we've seen others do it in books and in film. We discuss the scene/sequel format, blocking, and how "write what you know" need not be an obstacle to writing about sword fighting against dragon. Or Howard's dog. Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia, narrated by Oliver Wyman Writing Prompt: Write an action sequence that you can appropriately title "Flaming Slapfight." This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/excuse for a free trial membership*. *Note: From the Audible website, here are the terms of the free membership. Read the fine print, please! Audible® Free Trial Details Get your first 14 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one audiobook credit. After your 14 day trial, your membership will renew each month for just $14.95 per month so you can continue to receive one audiobook credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. A very small number of titles are more than one credit. Cancel your membership before your free trial period is up and you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. Any unused audiobook credits will be lost at cancellation.