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Commented on Going to the source
This has been an eye-opening series of posts for me, thank you very much!...
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magiced commented on
Going to the source
Thanks for the posts, Tricia, they've been fascinating!...
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JamesPadraicR commented on
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Yes, thank you. Fighting/Martial Arts may not be my thing, but your posts have been interesting. Definitely some things to think about. And I'm always interested in getting a look into writers' work and thought processes....
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Justin Boden commented on
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This was my favourite post so far! I like how you've set out this framework by which authors can avoid reproducing the old tropes. My take-home is that it's easy to fake the action, and your readers will believe it, but that you can make an original contribution if you always go back to the source material....
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David Kafri commented on
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If you want to write or understand violence, and/or the violent, I highly recommend reading Rory A Miller. 30 years martial artist, 18 years working Corrections - that's being a prison guard, and prison tactical team leader, and more - plus training with Army, police, FBI and more, and a year in Iraq as a contractor - this man knows about - and has experienced - more violence than anyone I know, and he has the talent to break it down to eddible size chunks. Start with this: http://chirontraining.blogspot.co.il/2010/09/blast-from-past.html Then here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/317991 (it's on Amazon, too, but Smashwords is without...
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Dirk Bruere commented on
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This might be of interest. An article I wrote some time ago: "Unarmed Combat in Zero-G" http://wavechronicle.com/wave/?p=1535 Maybe you can become famous if you have the money......
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