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Do you know what's dangerous? Writing a fight scene. In theory, it sounds so right. What can go wrong when writing a high-stakes, intense confrontation between two or more characters?

It turns out that everything can go wrong.

In practice, writing a realistic fight scene for your novel is one of the hardest things you'll ever do. That's because fight scenes can be boring to read. A movie allows the audience to take a passive stance and have the action wash over them. In contrast, reading a fight scene requires the audience to activate their imagination. The audience must participate in constructing the fight scene from your clues and seeing it play out in their mind's eye. That's a lot more difficult than getting it fed to you visually.

But never fear—if you're aiming to write a fight scene that's capable of captivating your reader's attention, this guide will help. Below, we'll discuss the best strategies for creating fight scenes with bite. Let's get ready to rumble.