How do I write war/battle stuff for my fic? 😭🙏
Okay, I’ll try to make this quick, but I need some help. A quick summary/background: I’m making a story (one that I’m way too invested in) set in the Star Wars universe and canon, with the cast being my own characters; around a third of the story takes place during the Clone Wars.
I’m probably overthinking, but I’m getting kinda overwhelmed trying to figure out what I need to know and do in order to write the story during the active war well. I’ve done a little research on my own and keep finding out that there’s even more that I probably need to know. I have my main clone oc (and his squad and some others) transfer to a kind of stealth and/or recon team working closely with a Jedi; how specific do I need to get with what position/rank they’re all in? I’ve been looking at the jobs of real life recon teams, but how closely does that relate to Star Wars? How much room do I have to be vague about their exact purpose in the Republic Army? Would the GAR just already have teams to do this, or would they be able to give some clones more specific training to fill in a gap that they need? How much would the clones already know about stealth and recon? What do I need to know about the relationships between different ranks and how they interact with each other? And don’t even get me started on the actual battle scenes! I honestly just need some tips on how to write these, but also, how do I make my characters stand out to the readers without them standing out and causing trouble in the actual battle? How much description should I use? Do I need to keep formations in mind? How would I even know the formations? How do I make the scene interesting and still somewhat realistic? How do I make sure the scene is long enough without dragging it on, but not so short that it feels rushed or lazily cut off?
How much do I need to know about the workings of the real army in order to proficiently write it in my story?
Any help is greatly appreciated! Sorry for the long post; I’m probably doing too much for a Star Wars fanfiction, but I absolutely love my characters and their story, so I wanna make sure I can write it well. Thanks! 😊❤️