Firearms and fiction writing

This free 45-page primer on writing about firearms in fiction features Steve Allen, a solider-turned-editor who specializes in military particulars.

​The ebook includes detailed guidance on the following:
  • Introduction: why you need to avoid mistakes when writing about guns
  • The differences between guns
  • Clip-fed revolvers … and reloading
  • Firearms accessories
  • Thumb-safeties
  • Sounds
  • Machine guns
  • Appropriate back stories
  • Weapons credibility
  • Tactical, tacti-cool and tacti-fool
  • Martial-arts mastery
  • How much can your character carry?
  • Firearms malfunctions
  • Deus ex machina
  • Equipment information dumping
  • Research and fact-checking tools and resources

6,000+ words | 8,678 KB | 45 pages | PDF | English language
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