NaNoWriMo is fun! I'm still working on my second draft from 2010. Fight scenes are interesting, because they are so dynamic. As the writer, you get to decide the terms of the fight: is it going to be fought with rifles, shooting at an adversary hundreds of yards away, or a drag race to the gun when two characters see each other exiting stalls in the restroom? Maybe the suspense is coming from one character trying to get his gun into play while the other character is literally on top of him, and already has the brass knuckles out.
Just like in real life, you're characters aren't going to have too much of a heads up what the fight is going to be, unless it's some kind of pre planned raid. If your MC is doing undercover work, there is always the possibility of a well meaning civilian mistaking her for the bad guy, and accidently assisting the villian.
If you're having a hard time making the scenes longer, I've always been a fan of focusing more on the thought process of the character, and showing the reader exactly what it is that makes Ms Deadly one bad dude. Or you could try to use that to your advantage, and keep hour fight scenes short, and then save the really good long ones for when you want to make an extra special point.
It's really up to you, but it might not be a bad idea to look at the S&T part of the forum, and watch some videos of Force On Force training to get a feel for the mechanics of violence. YouTube videos of 3 gun and USPSA matches might also be a good source of inspiration....
Just like in real life, you're characters aren't going to have too much of a heads up what the fight is going to be, unless it's some kind of pre planned raid. If your MC is doing undercover work, there is always the possibility of a well meaning civilian mistaking her for the bad guy, and accidently assisting the villian.
If you're having a hard time making the scenes longer, I've always been a fan of focusing more on the thought process of the character, and showing the reader exactly what it is that makes Ms Deadly one bad dude. Or you could try to use that to your advantage, and keep hour fight scenes short, and then save the really good long ones for when you want to make an extra special point.
It's really up to you, but it might not be a bad idea to look at the S&T part of the forum, and watch some videos of Force On Force training to get a feel for the mechanics of violence. YouTube videos of 3 gun and USPSA matches might also be a good source of inspiration....