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Writing Excuses 5.30: Writing Action

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How to Write a Genre Fiction Scene Sequel

Action is extremely important especially if you're writing genre fiction. Your action scene should read like action not like a cheat code for the NES. I try and write it so that I have to draw as few elephants as possible. Every saw off in my writing jobs just let me down completely. All of a sudden I've got six elephants fighting on one page. We love you for the elephants.

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