This post has content warnings for: Non-canonical story thought, That thing where you imagine a fight sequence in your head to music, Some Teff stuff.
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I imagine fight scenes all the time, but I never know how to script them, so you're braver than I am!
You're kinder than I deserve. Thank you <3
I have about 20 of these in my head, at various points, with different characters, many of which are incredibly pivotal to the plot and represent vital points of character arc culmination (and all set to widely varied and inappropriate music).
I can never actually write this stuff, though. I can't figure it out. It comes out clumsy, there's no choreography to it. The summary above is just a summary - I never seem to have the ability to do much more than have characters talk at each other. Alas, I suppose I am still growing!
Also, not to be that person - But good heavens I can only imagine the fight scenes you craft being exquisite. <3
There is this scene I want (need?) to write, where Weds and Nicole are at some seminar at a motel early on in Nicole's tenure, and Weds slips into a service hallway to smoke, and she's attacked by somebody from her past (who thinks she's there to kill them)... the man in question is a reasonably experienced fighter but he's not some kind of ninja; Wednesday herself is also fairly experienced but she has no formal training, she's just kind of a savage anatomist. And I want to describe this fight as it happens while making clear that there's nothing graceful about it, it's just brutal, and it's from a first-person perspective, and I'm not sure I'd find such an extended description interesting myself, so I'm unsure I could make it interesting for others. So I've avoided writing it! But it's going to have to happen sooner or later, unless I convince myself it isn't necessary to the story. n.n;
That's a really challenging thing to write, in my experience. As you say, I find that there's a desire for brutality to come across, but at a certain point there's a risk that it becomes too lost in the details, or overwhelmed by that aspect of the conflict. I confess that I'm currently stalled on something slightly similar myself at the moment. It's hard to write because it's hard to look at, and violent - but it's necessary.
That being said, you've described something expertly just in this paragraph, and it feels very much in resonance with not only your characters, but your writing! I also have full faith and belief that you'll not only find a way to make it work, but that it'll be engaging and riveting to read. I appreciate how "I don't think I find this interesting, but it is necessary" can be really hard to slog through, though.
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Anyhow, forgive me please if I do go on. I just really appreciate not only your writing, but your comments and your words <3 Thank you so.
I would also ask you to forgive me for going off on a tangent in your comments. But yes, writing fight scenes is challenging, and feel part of the challenge is not falling back on the usual way of doing it, of making it a unique read. Thus why I've put it off for so long. <3
No need for apologies whatsoever, I promise. Thank you much <3
Teff! ^u^ Very nice sequence. Energetic and exciting and creative. 👍
Thank you so, Reba!! Teff is all about chewing the scenery, so I'm glad it came across as energetic. ❤️