Posts Tagged ‘action writing’

The “Time Ratio” of an Action Scene

19Mar12

The “Time Ratio” of an Action Scene or, J.G. Ballard vs Gu Long: FIGHT! On Friday at SpecTechnique we looked at Gu Long’s action writing and saw how he brought us into the POV of the spectators, forcing the reader to reconstruct Li Xun Huan’s impossibly fast dagger throw from the clues on the page. […]


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Action Writing Secrets of Wuxia Novels

16Mar12

Wuxia Action Timing or, Why Gu Long’s Writing Technique Shakes the Martial World This fight class will be swift and ruthless, when you’re done reading you’ll all be experts. All I want u to know about Wuxia right now is that it’s Chinese fiction featuring badasses in combat. I’ve been interested in it since I watched […]


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