00:05:57 Gina Holder: Since I'm in Colorado, the late night is at 6pm! 00:06:45 Melissa Stroh: I've been paranoid about missing due to the time difference. 00:06:46 Voni Harris: I had to get up at 4:45 AM! 00:07:07 Crystal Caudill: Thanks so much Voni!! 00:07:14 Crystal Caudill: That is super early! 00:07:33 Voni Harris: Just glad I'm here. ;) 00:09:27 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Love Novel.Academy - wonderful membership and info. 00:09:50 Naomi Craig: we'll be you teens! 00:09:59 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: We're young at heart. 00:10:02 Tamera Kraft: Like cool. 00:10:53 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Amen. 00:11:21 Melissa Stroh: I love fight scenes too! 00:12:38 Naomi Musch: I'm with you. I love fight scenes. 00:12:59 Tamera Kraft: I love fight scenes too. 00:16:49 Georgia: When I killed a character I was overwhelmed by the complaints. 00:17:48 Lester Bauman: You have to let someone else kill them. The author can't do it. 00:19:11 Karen Bradford: mkbrad24@gmail.com bkbrad60@gmail.com Karen Bradford 00:21:22 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: joni@jonivance.com - would love to connect with you all. Please post your email/social media info in the chat. Thanks. 00:21:28 Susan M'Chelle Brannock: ! 00:21:29 Melissa Stroh: ! 00:21:31 Stacy T. Simmons: ! 00:21:32 Naomi Musch: ! 00:21:33 Naomi Craig: Just watched again last week 00:21:34 Rachel Knapp: fave movie ever 00:21:34 Karen Procopio: ! 00:21:45 Tamera Kraft: Love the Princess Bride. 00:21:50 Gina Holder: ! 00:21:55 Tabitha Bouldin: ! 00:24:29 christiekern: @writercbk (twitter) 00:25:22 Brandy Brow: www.facebook.com/brandybrow 00:26:51 Georgia: Fight scenes are hard for me to put in a Christian fiction book. She’s making it sound so natural 00:27:12 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Will you post the slides in the handouts section? It would be great, if you could. 00:27:45 Brandy Brow: The slideshow is listed on her website. She gives the reference in her handout along with the handout answers in case you miss some things. 00:28:12 Brandy Brow: (Handout answers on her website) 00:29:02 Joni Vance...joni@jonivance.com: Thanks. 00:29:28 Brandy Brow: YW 00:30:43 Georgia: Like showing a calm character has his limits before he fights? 00:32:00 Gina Holder: I saw that! 00:32:21 Georgia: that sounds good. 00:36:51 Naomi Craig: oof 00:37:53 christiekern: Kylee is my crit group leader! 00:37:56 Karen Procopio: How do you incorporate dialogue with fighting actions? 00:39:09 Georgia: ugh? no ideas here so will research 00:39:50 Georgia: My brother is a black belt so I’ll have to call him. 00:40:02 Naomi Craig: She probably will get to questions @ Georgia 00:40:25 Georgia: that’s fine-I’m making more observations 00:40:41 Naomi Craig: haha me either I can't even pull cactus prickers out of my dog's nose 00:41:21 DonnaS: should a fight scene last about the same length of time it takes to read it? 00:47:21 Becca the Just Right Peterson: descriptions 00:47:22 Brandy Brow: She used carefully chosen movement. 00:47:23 Gina Holder: strong verbs! 00:47:25 christiekern: visceral descriptions 00:47:33 DonnaS: alternating short and long sentences. Strong verbs, like barreled. Dialogue interruping the action. 00:47:33 Rachel Knapp: Mixing dialogue with action. Short and long sentences. 00:47:39 christiekern: Not a lot of introspection but some 00:47:39 Voni Harris: Shankart! 00:47:40 Cindy Sawyer: The definitely "showed" and didn't tell. The dialogue worked great here. 00:47:40 Becca the Just Right Peterson: Thank you! It was great 00:47:44 Karen Procopio: Punchy verbs 00:47:52 Tamera Kraft: I find it interesting he was more concerned with moving the villain away from the carriage then dispatching him. 00:47:56 Becca the Short Weidel: Thank you! You did a wonderful job! 00:48:03 Shawna Young: her use of short and long sentences 00:48:07 Georgia: enjoyed this session very much! 00:48:14 Naomi Craig: 5 senses 00:48:15 Stacy T. Simmons: Thank you, Crystal!! This was wonderful, great presentation!! 00:48:32 Debra Allard: short sentences. Hard alphabet sounds,meaning especially g sounds 00:48:34 Naomi Craig: wonderful! Thank you 00:48:37 Rachel Knapp: Loved everything you had to say. Princess Bride was a great connection. 00:48:59 Naomi Craig: I've reached out to Carla ! so helpful! 00:49:12 Tabitha Bouldin: Definitely gonna use this info to rework my fight scenes! 00:49:26 iPhone Lisa Prysock: Thank you, Crystal. I’m sure my fight scenes will be even better now. 00:49:26 Debra Allard: Really enjoyed your class. Great job. 00:50:14 Timothy Hicks: Wow! Great material! 00:50:16 Cindy Sawyer: Excelelnt insight! 00:50:33 Gina Holder: This was so good! You covered a lot of great material! Thank you! 00:52:17 Gerri Bauer: Lots of good information. Very helpful. And my fight scenes need the help! Thanks! 00:53:03 Lorrie Domin: Would you consider a huge argument as a fight scene and use some of the same techniques? 00:53:43 Kim March: Thank you! Got some work to do on my scenes. haha 00:53:56 Voni Harris: ?? How do you tell that you've head-hopped, rather than optimal changes in POV?? 00:55:47 Diana Manos: Great material! It is a lot to think about. You have answered a lot of my questions I've had through the years. 00:56:43 Tabitha Bouldin: Andrew Huff's new series! A Cross to Kill 00:56:48 Gina Holder: In a good fight scene, I should feel repulsed in some way. 00:57:03 Kim: The Scarlett Pimpernel, where the observers are often shown, gives insight into the attitudes in France at the time. 00:57:52 Lorrie Domin: Safe Harbor by Nicolas Sparks. I may not have liked the fight scenes because of the nature of abuse, but it was intense and believable. 00:58:03 Christie K: All I can think of is Princess Bride now…ha 00:58:04 Timothy Hicks: Patrick Carr's Darkwater Saga shows the protags internal conflicts as he's fighting others and himself. 00:58:55 Melissa Stroh: Patrick Carr's fight scenes are excellent. 00:59:28 Lorrie Domin: Safe Haven not Safe Harbor by Nicolas Sparks...oops 00:59:39 Kim: Carr's The Staff and the Sword series too. 00:59:39 Christie K: Movie was good too! 00:59:46 Karen Bradford: park godwin sherwood 00:59:59 Naomi Craig: When the hero doesn't always come out clean and superior in fighting skill 01:00:26 Naomi Craig: It's anyone's day to loose 01:00:51 Timothy Hicks: Patrick Carr's writing is great in all his books. 01:00:54 Renette steele: Do you thik it is okay to include comedy in a fight scene? 01:01:13 Becca the Just Right Peterson: I would think so. :) 01:01:45 Becca the Just Right Peterson: I like all the verbal fights between darcy and Elizabeth. 01:02:12 Lorrie Domin: How many fight scenes are too many? 01:03:10 Lauren Harrison: I'm a huge fan of Lord of the Rings, both the movie and books. the final battle scene was well done. the movie did add some lighter moments where Legalos and Gimli were competing with each other. was well done 01:03:40 Lorrie Domin: Thanks. Yes. 01:05:15 Gerri Bauer: Thank you! 01:05:18 Christie K: Thanks!! 01:05:18 Natalie Williams: Thank you! 01:05:19 Becca the Just Right Peterson: Thanks! 01:05:20 Naomi Craig: Thank you ! great conference 01:05:24 Karen Bradford: thank you 01:05:25 Liz Bradford: Thank you so much 01:05:25 Melissa Stroh: Thank you! 01:05:26 Lauren Harrison: thanks ! 01:05:26 Tabitha Bouldin: Thank you! 01:05:28 sharonhcarpenter: Thank you! 01:05:29 Timothy Hicks: Thank you! 01:05:29 iPhone: Really enjoyed this class.