How to Write a Fight Scene, Even if You Don’t Know Shit About Fighting — Part 1 : Introduction

Welcome to a mini-series! It was supposed to be a single post, butas it got longer I decided to split it in three. Which I should have done with that title too, I bet! Part 1 shall be an overview, Part 2 a look into making those scenes work double time for you, and Part 3 shall be an actual example, with commentary!

Part 1: An Overview

I’ve been writing fight scenes in my fantasy since forever. It helps that when I first put words down, I was playing DnD, which involved a lot of sword swingin...