Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes Pt 2

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing Action Scenes

Xlibris Publishing returns to Writing 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. Strive […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| Writing 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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Xlibris Author| Fred Hoon, Hidden in Plain Sight

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Author| Fred Hoon, Hidden in Plain Sight

Xlibris Publishing introduces Fred Hoon, author of Hidden in Plain Sight.   Hidden in Plain Sight “We always suspected that we were not alone in the universe.” The Charter is a collection of alien races that have ruled the galaxy for over a thousand years. For better or for worse, that Charter established contact with […]

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Xlibris Author| T.D. Hollins, Diary of a Mad Band Director

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Author| T.D. Hollins, Diary of a Mad Band Director

Xlibris Publishing introduces T.D. Hollins, author of Diary of a Mad Band Director.   Please briefly describe your book. In Diary of a Mad Band Director, I tell the story of a music educator’s journey toward achieving true overall happiness. I describe childhood experiences that built my character, and adult experiences that shaped my career. […]

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Xlibris Writing Tips| 6 Tips for Writing Dinosaurs in Fiction

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris Writing Tips| 6 Tips for Writing Dinosaurs in Fiction

Almost everyone has at some point, especially as children, been fascinated with dinosaurs. There is something about such magnificent lifeforms, unlike near anything in the modern day, and of which we only have limited remains, that captures human imagination. Even their fossils inspire a sense of awe and wonder. Writers and filmmakers have been inspired […]

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