I Am Writing a Dinosaur Battle: Need Tips

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MemberCompsognathusJuly 17, 20131829 Views11 RepliesI will be writing a dinosaur battle. But I never have before. Does anyone have suggestions on what dinosaurs I should use or some tips and pointers?
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July 17, 2013
I'm not an experienced dino fighter, I can do it well, but not amazingly. But here are my tips. Make it longer, it needs more content. Make sure you describe almost every step, if you can visualize it onl from words, then it is great. Read all of DinoFights's battles. I had a little series on battles too, and you can see how it changed to be better by reading other fights I've done. As for dinosaurs, similar size and weight, or they are rivals, and the rest is up to you.
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July 17, 2013
@Deltadromeus "I can do it well, but not amazingly" whatever! Hahaha the Ekrixinatosaurus vs Giganotosaurus fight was particularly amazing!
Anyways, I'd advise using transition words, imagery, good grammar, have a story behind it but also make sure it ends with a good conclusion or a setup for a sequel and, most importantly, take your time. Good ideas take time to come up with.
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July 17, 2013
Still, it's great. Rex Fan and you are amazing at writing fights.
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July 17, 2013
I'm not very good at writing dino fights, but some beginning tips:Make accurate statistics. I don't do this during the beginning drafts, but in the final phase accuracy is key. Make an intermission Of sorts. This gives the readers suspense and a little time to recharge. Finally, be unexpected. Readers love to find what they aren't looking for. Hope this helped!
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July 17, 2013
The last part of my story has an awesome battle. Maybe not DinoFights awesome (maybe, I'll leave that up the the readers), but it's pretty good.
Anyway, make it accurate, use the environment for or against, use details. As Delta said, read some of DinoFights's battles.
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July 17, 2013
Use the environment and weather conditions. Cliffs, trees, boulders, etc provide great additions(falling off cliffs or smashing into trees/boulders). The weather can add suspense or change the outcome. My Clash of Giants fight between Tyrannosaurus and Alamosaurus had a thunderstorm and it had a great affect on the battle. Anybody who has read my fights knows that using the environment and weather is a favorite strategy of mine.
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July 17, 2013
I loved that fight. I hope you don't mind, I used a rain storm in part 9 of my story, I didn't use quite the same way as you, but at a part, it was very similar.
Jack of all trades. Master of none
July 17, 2013
I don't mind. That one was by far the most successful fight I did. Feel free to read some of mine as well. Especially the Rex vs Alamo one ;)
"Men like me don't start the wars. We just die in them. We've always died in them, and we always will. We don't expect any praise for it, no parades. No one knows our names."
―Alpha-98
July 18, 2013
And should I use descriptive writing or focuse more on the action and surrondings?
\"The point is, your still alive, when they start to eat you...\"