Xlibris Writing Tips| Action Scenes Pt 2

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes

Xlibris Publishing returns to Action Scenes with part 2.   Brevity With some exceptions, it is often recommended you do not bog down your reader with details in an action scene. There can be a serious verbal disconnect if you describe what should be a high-speed chase or an intense fight with too much detail. […]

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Xlibris Author| Evan A. Brett, The Harbour Rat Reunion

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Publishing introduces Evan A. Brett, author of The Harbour Rat Reunion.   After writing two other fictional novels for the young adult reader, this one, even though it is about young men in their teens, is primarily for the adult reader.  Not “adult” in the sense of “Fifty Shades of Gray” but adult in […]

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Xlibris News| Dr. Suzanne Penn Honored

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Publishing is delighted to share some good news regarding Dr. Suzanne Penn, Xlibris author of The Pink Corner Office. On Oct 11th, Dr. Penn will be honored at the 2017 Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner in Chicago, Illinois, sponsored by the Chicago Library Foundation. The Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner has raised over a […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Action Scenes

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes

Action scenes refer specifically to scenes or sequences dominated by physically demanding actions and manoeuvres. You can find action scenes, whether epic duels, gruelling fistfights, harrowing chases, or others, in almost any genre. Action has been found to be appreciated by both male and female readers, of varying ages. There is a reason people enjoy […]

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