User blog comment:CookieKid247/Tips on Writing Fight Scenes?/@comment-3122168-20130615160934

Easily the best resource that I've found for writing fight scenes.

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The most important tips I can give are the following:


 * Use your fights to advance the story. Carefully place them throughout so that they can aptly develop the characters, resolve conflicts, and progress the plots. A string of fights does not constitute a story - an actual plotline with fight scenes within does.


 * Be realistic. Never have someone like Raditz take on Kid Buu. I know this seems obvious, but if your characters have huge discrepancies in power there shouldn't really be a fair fight between the two. The best fights are generally between two characters who are just about equal in power.


 * Be specific. Rather than saying, "he punched and kicked him for several minutes", talk about each punch that the character throws and how the opponent responds. It helps the viewer to visualize the fight, mkaing it more interesting to read. When using ki blasts, describe the ki blasts and the opponent's reaction vividly.


 * Include important outcomes to your fights. Kill minor characters, defeat the villain, have the heroes lose control of a Dragon Ball, anything. I don't want to read about a fight just because one person wins or one person loses - I want the fight to be significant and important.

Follow these tips and your fights will be the bee's knees.