An action scene is so visual that it's hard to write it without wanting to pop in a small movie to kind of give the reader an idea of what you're talking about. Sometimes you want to say, "And this is the bit which is kinda like the Matrix without Keanu Reeves, though." But you can't. Because that's silly. Though, I should add I did have a book which described its main character as "like Tom Cruise from Interview with a Vampire." I kid you not. Lazy. Worse, it was actually published through a major publisher. Which shows it's not the Indie guys who have a monopoly on bad writing. Continue reading →