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Writing believable sword fights

One of the things that annoys me is when writers assume that the bigger the sword the more effective it is. This simply isn’t true and a writer concerned about realistically portraying sword fights should realize this. Swords are for cutting (and less often for thrusting) not for crushing so Read more…

By J. R. Tomlin, 16 years ago
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Swords and More

Ok, now I am a fantasy writer. In my case, this means I write story that take place in worlds I make up and they mostly use “medieval” style weapons. I put medieval in quotes because the fact is swords, shields and bows have been used in many times other Read more…

By J. R. Tomlin, 16 years ago
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