In previous posts on writing and martial arts, Bruce Cordell, Jon F. Merz, Susan J. Morris, Jenn Reese, Mark T. Sullivan, and others have talked about how training in martial arts has lent, among other things, authenticity to their fight scenes. Below, in a delightful twist, they talk about ways that writing has helped them train in the dojo.
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
If You Don’t Do It: Crewe, Grady, Merz & Perry on Writing & Martial Arts
“If you don’t do it,” says novelist James Grady, “it is not done.” Grady’s advice is simple and true, yet surprisingly easy for writers to forget. It’s obvious in the same way that “writers write” is. Below, Megan Crewe, James Grady, Jon F. Merz, and Steve Perry talk about what they have learned sitting in a chair and putting words on the page and how they did (or didn’t) use those lessons in the study and practice of martial arts.
Accessibility & Depth: Dominic Crapuchettes on Gaming & Writing
According to game designer Dominic Crapuchettes, everyone should play games. Not just writers. Crapuchettes is the founding president of North Star Games, which produces the games Cruzzle, Wits & Wagers, and Say Anything. Crapuchettes contributed an essay on Apples to Apples to Family Games: The 100 Best, the anthology by James Lowder that inspired this Booklifenow.com series on gaming and writing.
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