This fight feels slow, and that feeling is paramount – if your reader is instinctively bored by a fight, you can’t convince them it was exciting by describing more of it. This might be exactly what you imagine happening, but the excessive stage direction stretches the moment out, turning a frenzied series of blows into a dissection of body language and intent. Turning ninety degrees to the side, he brought his right forearm up to counter the blow, formed a fist with his left, and threw it at my outstretched jaw. I stepped back, balancing my weight on my left foot, and threw my right fist out in a curved punch at his temple. A lot of poorly written fight scenes read like this: While describing a fight scene is a great way to paint an accurate picture, it’s not a great way to communicate a compelling experience. Let the reader choreograph your fight scene.
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