[Aenigmatic]

Well, I guess I can only speak for myself...
I used to think that writing Action was easier than writing Angst, since delving deep into characters appeared to require
1. The use and subsequent depletion of brain cells ;O
2. A rounded, if not, good understanding of human behaviour

And then during the days when I used to write 'The Mummy' Fanfic (*confession*!) I realised a healthy amount of action and angst were both needed - the movie had lots of the former and less of the later. It was a great challenge and is still one I suppose, to move from the 'He swung his sword and then ducked behind a tree' kind of sentences to move to something that blended intagible metaphors and physical action.

The problem that I still have now is balancing both these 2 - how and when to speed up the story, and yet not to lose the plot and still engage interest ... any ideas?