Now that piece of housekeeping is done, on with the show.
This section (tho it was long enough I could probably call it a chapter) is one of the most action packed scenes I have ever written for anything. I done a lot of writing over the years but this very scene I needed to write like I was writing a scene play for a John Woo or Jason Bourne movie. I hope you enjoyed it as much and I enjoyed writing it.
I was extremely nervous writing this chapter mainly because of my lack of real experience writing a scene like this. I knew how I wanted it to look and how fluid Issac needed to be as he took out the other assassins but I did not know if I could translate what I saw in my mind to paper. Hopefully after you read it, you will see what I tried to illustrate. I wanted the action to be real and in your face. I used visual references from such movies as the a fore mentioned Bourne movies, Casino Royale and some John Woo movies including the Replacement Killers (one of the inspirations for 'Run') and tried to put it down.
When I first thought about writing 'Run', this is one of the scenes I was most look forward to writing. A lot like the scene where Jacque confronts his doppelganger in 'Homecoming', this was scene that I knew would define 'Run', so I wanted to make sure it was really good.
I love the craziness in the scene, from Issac using baldy's shotgun on the poor Aussie guy to the mad dash to the end of the corridor and backwards dive. This was a chapter designed to get your blood pumping.
I also wanted to give a shout out to my Aussie origins, even through the guy was a assassin. LOL the whole toilet line is something I have experienced before. American folks always look at me funny when I say 'I need to use the toilet'. It was also necessary to the overall story because that distraction was what Issac needed to get the upper hand.
This chapter also had a couple false scares. I intentionally wanted to heighten the drama after Issac threw himself out the window and also the scene with the car bomb. I hope it worked and you were gasping as you were reading it. The scene after the car bomb was a pleasure to write as well. I love how the other assassin really thought he got one up on Issac and Issac figured a way out of it. Issac is well renown assassin for a reason, he definitely is no dummy.
Finally, the profanity. I tried to not use excessive profanity in any of my writings but I think this scene called for it. I am not trying to be Goodfellas were every second word was fuck but I felt like, when profanity was use, it was use in the right context. Once again, I want this to be realistic as possible so a person saying 'fudge' after they realize they failed to kill someone and that someone has a gun on them, that just would not cut it.
Now usually I will ask you the reader some questions and today's one is a doozy.
- Issac kills for money and has shown he had no qualms doing so (the first chapter best illustrates that). However it also seems he is not a cold blooded killer. He could have killed the two men who tried to kill him but he chose not to. Does he kill because he wants to or because he has too? Also because of this, does it make him a more sympathetic character so you the reader actually care what happens to him? Do you care?
'Run' is coming to an end and reveals are around the corner. Who is the target? Why does Baldini want him dead? What caused Issac to turn on Baldini?
Those answers and more in the new chapter of 'Run'.
pP
