Okay, before you roll your eyes and back away slowly, let me explain.
I'm working on Chapter 16 of TOPAZ and there's a fairly intense action sequence where Faith tangles with the guy who kidnapped her best friend. There's one point in particular that I have pictured in my head, but I'm not sure if the movements would be right...so I'm debating if I should enlist my hubby to help me act it out. I just need to find out if Faith would see a movement I want her to be able to see.
So...does anyone else do that? Or am I weird?
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TOPAZ status: Chapter 16 is chugging along. I took the original version, written before I made the significant changes to Chapter 15, and I've intensified it. The bad guy is a lot scarier, and I think I'll amp up the tension even more. And I'm debating when I want Jason to show up ('cause you know he will).
4 comments:
ABSOLUTELY!
Acting out action sequences, especially ones that you're not sure about, definitely helps the writing.
Joe does this for all of his hand-to-hand combat scenes. And when I'm having trouble with one of mine, he acts it out with me, so I can get the right feel.
Sure, if you can find someone to help you with it then why not? Think of it as a type of research.
I've done stuff like that with action scenes because it helps to get it straight in your head, especially with details like right or left hand, right or left foot, balance, noise, pressure, etc. Your writing of the scene will be much more vivid if you have a physical experience you can relate from.
Jai
Oh yeah, I do it all the time.
Once, I had my brother tie me (loosely) to a chair so I could see just how far the person could stretch their hands and legs, as well as how it felt--muscles straining and such.
I also act out difficult or emotional arguments, either with a mirror or (don't laugh) a stuffed animal. That way, I can get the feel for the body language and all of that.
It's good to hear all this! Thanks for sharing :)
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