Mortal Fear and Battle Scenes
"Shield of Honor" and "The Debt" have a different feel to the characters in your battle scenes than most adventure fiction, why?
L.J.: Most fictional depictions of battle concentrate on the swashbuckling and minimize or completely avoid one crucial reality of combat, raw fear. Most people in the modern, industrialized world seldom experience mortal fear, a situation in which they are in genuine danger of being killed any second. I work very hard to instill this in my readers. I want them to have a visceral reaction through my characters. There is no courage unless every sinew in your body is demanding you run away. Before you prevail over an enemy, you must first prevail over yourself.
L.J.: Most fictional depictions of battle concentrate on the swashbuckling and minimize or completely avoid one crucial reality of combat, raw fear. Most people in the modern, industrialized world seldom experience mortal fear, a situation in which they are in genuine danger of being killed any second. I work very hard to instill this in my readers. I want them to have a visceral reaction through my characters. There is no courage unless every sinew in your body is demanding you run away. Before you prevail over an enemy, you must first prevail over yourself.
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