On Writing Action-Adventure: Getting Started
Writing is an exciting, challenging, terrifying, and liberating experience. It calls from within us, seeking the very best of our creativity and passion, requiring 100% effort on every page. And,...
View ArticleOn Writing Action-Adventure: The Action Hero
Fleshing out characters can be something of a challenge. That’s why we’re going to ask you a few questions to get you thinking about the ins and outs of your characters. To start, we’re going to talk...
View ArticleOn Writing Action-Adventure: The Heroine
Roughly half of the Earth’s human population is female. With this in mind, it is a bit surprising that the majority of the heroes in the Action-Adventure genre, as a whole, are male. We have a few...
View ArticleOn Writing Action-Adventure: The Antagonist
Light and dark, hot and cold, full and empty, good and bad—the world is full of opposites. Without one, the other cannot truly be appreciated. The same is true in literature. We have the Action Hero, a...
View ArticleOn Writing Action-Adventure: Creating Tangible Supporting Characters
Characters are paramount to any story. They’re family members, loved ones, friends, coworkers, strangers, and enemies. Every one of them has a unique smattering of attributes, from physical appearance...
View ArticleOn Writing Action-Adventure: A Plot To Remember
Writing encompasses a multitude of elements, each of them necessary to create a completed project. You have characters, a world, and maybe even a theme ready and waiting to be transformed into a story....
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