Episode 104: Revising Your Action Scenes

In this episode, fiction editors Leslie and Clark critique a scene from \*Beneath

the Crypt\*, a middle grade fantasy novel by Alex Heath. They discuss how to

evaluate and revise action scenes. When characters fight, chase each other,

or engage in acts of derring-do, it can be hard to keep track of all the

moving parts. Often, the clear image of how the action unfolds in our minds

doesn’t make it into the story. If you unpack what’s happening in your

action scene, you can make sure that it does everything you intend, and

nothing you don’t.