How to Write Battle & Action Scenes

Epic battle scenes. Epic fights. We all love them, right? These are the exciting parts in the story where we cringe, squeal and goggle at the screen, while anxiously watching our favorite character to see if he/she will survive and how it will reshape them. The same goes for books: as we read through the epic fight or daunting battle we want to feel fear, amazement, be surprised, be anxious, our fingers clinging to the nearest pillow. We want to feel that it’s real, and that we are there watc...