Tips and Tricks to Write Your Action/Adventure Novel Pt 1

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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Tips and Tricks to Write Your Action/Adventure Novel Pt 1

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.

Looking for some action and adventure? Visit our online library at www.phraset.com for a wide variety of ebooks, audiobooks, music, and more. Accessible anytime, anywhere, from your favorite devices.

Who Says Boys Should Have All the Fun?

When you’re ready for something different, here are two great action/adventure novels with alternative female leads. Who says boys should have all the fun?

This Is Devin Jones by Kristen Conrad. A Beverly Hills cop with a somewhat messy life, Devin finds herself recently dumped after a secret affair with a closeted leading lady of Hollywood and dealing with a dead body that turns up on the lawn of a washed-out Hollywood legend. Can things get any worse? Of course they can! While on a terrible blind date to the Hollywood Screen Awards Devin realizes that a madman has taken 25 of the biggest Hollywood stars hostage. Unarmed and with no backup, can she save the day, and herself? This Is Devin Jones is Kristen Conrad’s debut effort, and makes us wonder what Die Hard would be like with a strong female lead!

Shell Game by Benny Lawrence. Who says pirate fiction can’t be hilarious? Our story begins when Darren, a ruthless female pirate captain kidnaps Lynn, a poor damsel in distress in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war. In what may be a somewhat bizarre case of mistaken identity, however, it turns out Darren may not be as ruthless or morally bankrupt as Lynn had thought, and Lynn is by no means as helpless or innocent as Darren perceived her to be. As the adventure continues, Darren and Lynn encounter bounty hunters, ex-girlfriends and “slow death involving marmalade.”

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Is the Action Hero Here to Stay?

They may be getting older, but starts like Stallone and Schwarzenegger are in no way seeing their status decline. With movies like the Expendables franchise raking in the big bucks at the box office, it seems like there will always be a safe haven for the aging actions stars, even as new ones emerge in the changing film landscape. With studios reboot and reimagine a franchise, as seen recently with titles like The Terminator, Predator, and upcoming movies including The Crow and Commando, it seems our thirst for action is far from being quenched!

Superhero movies are only adding fuel to the fire, and with the millions of fans flocking to the big screen to see their favorite heroes come to life has come a resurgence of interest in the graphic novel. With titles and timelines being reimagined to better fit the films, the big names in the industry like Marvel and DC are enjoying a resurgence while breathing new life into the action hero.

The literary world is no exception! Tom Clancy continues to thrill us with tales of Jack Ryan, a character who has now come to life on the small screen, all while Dan Brown continues to tell the tale of Robert Langdon, already immortalized in several motion pictures. Younger readers are introduced to a new breed of action star like Harry Potter, portrayed in film by Daniel Ratcliffe, ensuring that the love of the action hero is developed at a young age. It would appear that the action hero is alive and well, and here to stay.

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