Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Writing Craft: Manoeuvre Warfare

If you're writing war and especially if your heroes are outnumbered, having them bull their way through it head to head isn't anywhere near as interesting or believable as having them break and Destroy their enemies will.

It can be every ounce as bloody and hair raising as fighting a war of attrition, trading man for man, asset for asset.

It just works better.

It is not a paint by numbers concept. It is not a set of hard and fast rules.

It is a mindset.

Here's an introduction.

Get cracking. Go do your homework, and write a better story.


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