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Action/Adventure: March 20, 2024 Issue [#12422]




 This week: Core Workout
  Edited by: StephBee Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

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“In order to carry out a positive action, we must develop a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama

Action: The state of doing; organized activity to accomplish an objective.

Adventure: An undertaking of a hazardous nature; an unusual or exciting experience.

Without action and adventure, life would be boring. When writing a good action story keep in mind your “core” four and give them a memorable workout.

I’m StephBee Author IconMail Icon and I’m your Action/Adventure Guest Editor this week.



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Letter from the editor

We’ve all watched a good action movie or read a memorable book. The James Bond films come to mind when I think Action. Indian Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my top favorite adventure movies.

A recent action/adventure book I read was “Double Crossfire” by Anthony J. Tata. A more famous book, made into a movie, was “The Hunt for Red October,” by Tom Clancy.

What makes all these stories resonate with viewers/readers is how well they deal with the Core Four elements of Action/Adventure.

#1- Survival

To make the hero’s story resonate, he’s got to find his courage and realize his inner potential. He has to have a primal need to survive whatever the villain throws at him.

#2 – Up the Anty

Our hero has to traverse a spectrum of values from life, to unconscious, to a fate worse than death. The reader/viewer should understand what the hero’s fate worse than death would be. In other words, as the story unfolds, there must be more and more risk. Our hero needs to endure injury, illness, unconscious, and come to understand what a fate worse than death would be. For Indy in Raiders of the Lost Ark, it’s snakes.

#3 – Excitement

We need that adrenaline rush as much as the hero does. He isn’t perfect, but when he finally outwits, outplays, or overpowers the villain, that rush of excitement is satisfying.

#4 – At the Mercy of the Villain

During the Climax, our hero is usually at the mercy of the villain. Think Raiders of the Lost Ark, again. It’s the climax of the movie, and Indy is all tied up. He’s powerless, yes, but he outwits the villain by closing his eyes. In this moment, Indy demonstrates the gift that makes him the hero.

The Core Four will never fail you when writing an action/adventure story. Give them a good workout, and they’ll give readers something to remember.

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