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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 12:48:47 GMT -5
Currently your submission (An Unexpected Customer) is being held over Thought you'd be interested @surfersquid Going to have dinner, then might come back and do a word war type thing  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 12:52:46 GMT -5
Congrats!  Awesome! I'll be hanging around here, so just let me know if you're up for it! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 12:55:00 GMT -5
I'd love to do a word war! When's the best time for you guys?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 13:03:26 GMT -5
I'm good for right now. |
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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 14:58:23 GMT -5
Around for the next hour or so. How long a word war are we thinking? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:02:22 GMT -5
Whoo!
How long do you want to go? If we start right now, maybe we can go until the half hour.
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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 15:04:55 GMT -5
Call it 25 minutes from :05 then.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:07:43 GMT -5
Sounds great!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:31:00 GMT -5
268! Fight scenes always take longer to write. Also, this section is not so spoiler-y. Hyren grinned back. The two swerved into motion. Kentari spun his naginata and used the momentum to aim a strike at Hyren, who expertly parried it and in the same action made a swing of his own. Kentari shoved up the haft to block the blow and pushed the Grundo away.
Wincing in pain from his injuries, Hyren tried to close in again, but Kentari kept him at bay with the naginata, spinning and sweeping with it, creating a shell of whirling metal. It was a challenge Hyren relished. Taking a breath, he leaped on the table and sprung into the air, sword tucked closed to his torso and pointed downward in preparation for a thrust while keeping on the defensive. Kentari could cover his front adequately, but that meant he was unprotected from above.
The Shoyru changed direction mid-spin and suddenly slashed upward with the glaive. Hyren pushed outward with his blade, allowing the two to connect and deflect the blow, while he used the force to flip himself away from Kentari’s range. The Grundo hissed in pain as his body objected to the duel. He had to end this fast, unfortunately.
Kentari advanced on him, naginata outward. “Do you give?” the weapons master panted.
Hyren hated losing. And he hated surrendering from a challenge even worse. But he couldn’t hold up for much longer. He took another step and felt his back touch wood. He glanced up at the weapons lining the wall and then back to Kentari, and smiled. “Nope.”
“Fair enough.” With a shout, Kentari charged him. I have always wanted to write a naginata wielder. |
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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 15:31:29 GMT -5
580 words. A total of 1,025 words now. Probably only 750 words of actually useful story though, the rest seems to be filler. |
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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 15:32:05 GMT -5
268! Fight scenes always take longer to write.
^ They really do don't they. It's like trying to choreograph a dance or something. It's very hard not to repeat oneself.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:33:29 GMT -5
I always try to imagine the action in my head, and try not to get repetitive. It's really tricky.
Do you want to go again?
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Post by Ajax on Mar 27, 2014 15:34:33 GMT -5
Ack no. I have to sort out exactly what the plot is in my head first xD
That's the only way I can properly write.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:36:35 GMT -5
Okay. xD Thanks for warring! Hope we can do this again sometime!
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Post by Liou on Mar 27, 2014 15:44:56 GMT -5
*bursts in* I love fight scenes! They're such a challenge. Especially as I have no experience in any kind of fighting. XD It's hard to make them entertaining while keeping them realistic. (Most realistic, unchoreographed fight scenes are short. They basically size each other up, then the one who lands the first good blow manages to beat the other. Unless someone makes a crucial mistake.) (And that's just one-on-one, not counting props or environmental difficulties.  ) They way I see it, fight scenes require you to be at least three times more creative than usual, because you need each fighter to be creative, as well as your narration. |
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