Are you an aspiring writer looking to write your next (or your first) action/adventure novel? That’s great! Here are some tips and tricks that may help along the way.
Shorter sentences make for a faster pace. A long, laborious, sentence, filled with unnecessary commas, pauses, and way too many details, makes for a long, slow, read. Short sentences mean action. Fast paced reading. No time to waste. It’s happening now. Understanding the effect of sentence length on pace is a valuable tool for any writer, especially if you’re you’re looking to throw some action into your story.
Actions need to be goal oriented. Everyone loves reading about an exploding building or a fast paced car chase, but action has to advance the plot, not just provide a shiny distraction. Writing action scenes are tricky, but if you hone that skill without having the action lead to a goal (the bad guys are blowing up the building to distract the cops from their true caper, for example) then the novel as a whole will lack substance, and the action will ultimately fall flat.
Don’t let your characters overthink. As mentioned above, the action definitely needs to be goal oriented, but when setting those goals don’t let your characters get too carried away in their thought process. Actions, not thoughts, are what audiences crave when it comes to action/adventure novels.
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