After the tenderness of yesterday, let's skip back and see Hook position on the immortals before she's spent time with Gwen... (CW: Sword fighting, a brief mention of blood, a mention of someone losing fingers) #WIPSnips 2/15 #DarkFantasy #Sapphic #Pirates #QueerWriters #WriteSky - ThreadSky

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alexfromawen.bsky.social • 7 days ago

After the tenderness of yesterday, let's skip back and see Hook position on the immortals before she's spent time with Gwen... (CW: Sword fighting, a brief mention of blood, a mention of someone losing fingers)
#WIPSnips 2/15 #DarkFantasy #Sapphic #Pirates #QueerWriters #WriteSky

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reaper-man.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ooohh great action sequence! I find writing action scenes difficult, and this was very immersive!

professoremily.bsky.social•7 days ago

I want to make a silly comment about Hook having good form, but I can't think of anything clever 😂 Great scene! Also love the irony of that last line.

alexfromawen.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oh yeah, there's definitely an innuendo or two to be had, but for the life of my it's escaping me at the moment.
And thank you! It's a tricky relationship these two have. Mentor/mentee, parent/child, Hook loves them, but has to be harsh sometimes to keep them alive.

professoremily.bsky.social•7 days ago

Me too! They're so easy to picture in your head, but describing them while keeping the pace of the scene is so tricky.

reaper-man.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oh yes! I'm trying to study Gwynne and Sanderson for tips on how they do it :)

alexfromawen.bsky.social•7 days ago

OMG, action sequences are so hard! For the longest time I really thought you had to have a really detailed beat by beat movements, and couldn't figure out why they were terrible. At some point I realized it was more about vibes and feelings, with just a sprinkling of actions...

reaper-man.bsky.social•7 days ago

I think you've struck a wonderful balance between the action and the inner monologue! Yeah I know exactly what you mean - seeing the fight in your head and describing each motion with intricate detail is what I was doing too. I still need to work on finding balance. 😅

alexfromawen.bsky.social•7 days ago

Well, thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked it! 🥰

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