I'm just going to admit it: I have trouble writing fight scenes. I mean, I can do it...but it takes so long because I am never sure if what I am writing is accurate to how a fight should be. Can person A do that? Is it really possible for person B to make that move? Could that really happen?

Same with combat scenes, honestly. I've never been in combat and everything I have to go on is either from movies, documentaries, or written accounts of actual combat. I have some stories from friends of mine who have been in combat and they say that the way I write them is good, which makes me feel better about it.

You see, I gave up writing a lot of descriptive fight scenes. Instead, I allow the characters to take you through what's going on from their point of view. I got that advice from Steven Brust when I mentioned on one of his FB posts that I was having problems with a combat scene. He said "I don't know if you're asking for advice or not, but I'm going to give some: pick a character and write about what's going on from their perspective and let the rest filter in as needed. Leave some of it to the reader's imagination."

That was some of the best advice I've been given about how to write difficult scenes. Don't write EVERYTHING about it...write it from one point of view and then let additional information come in from other characters.

And...it worked...

I was able to get over the block and move forward with the story.

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say today. I need to go work on the story now.

Remember: Life is an Adventure! Live It!