It depends on so many factors. There is the fact that people with guns often assume that pointing a gun will get them what they want, so they're not prepared for someone to fight back. A strategy for the unarmed person is to move in close and go for a knee.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Ginger - Nov 13, 2009 1:23:12 pm PST #2843 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Gudanov - Nov 13, 2009 4:53:47 pm PST #2844 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'd try to find some movie clips on You Tube or something where this happens and just watch them over and over again to help visualize how it could work. It may not be realistic, but it'll probably read well. Then try to highlight the emotions of the characters during the fight. Fear, anger, frustration, all that good stuff.
Atropa - Nov 14, 2009 10:00:30 pm PST #2845 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ooof. 4,778 words written in about under 10 hours total. Someone remind me that one of these days, I should stop waiting until the last minute to write these things for Steampunk Tales. Now to wait for feedback from my awesome beta readers.
Gudanov - Nov 16, 2009 5:17:35 am PST #2846 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
That's an impressive rate.
I have some corrections to do still with 28 and 29. My wife looked at 30 and didn't like it, so I redid some of it. Chapter 30 is getting pretty small so I expect I'll roll it into 29. The ending of 29 isn't all that spectacular, so folding in 30 will be good for it. The end of 30 is probably the best chapter ending in the book.
sj - Nov 16, 2009 5:20:14 am PST #2847 of 6690
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Drabble topic: Bite.
Gudanov - Nov 17, 2009 4:55:09 am PST #2848 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I've finished up 28 and 29, for now at least. I rolled 30 into 29, so I'm on to 31. I think that will be slow going. That part of the rough draft is especially inadequate.
30 is also a bit challenging because it's from the POV of a character who is absentminded normally and currently suffering from a huge shock, so he's not going to be doing a lot of observing of what is happening around him.
Gudanov - Nov 18, 2009 5:15:37 am PST #2849 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Very little progress last night due to needing to do other things. I won't get a chance to work on it tonight either. Hopefully I'll start rocking chapter 30 (I rolled 30 into 29, so 30 is the new 31) tomorrow night.
I'm not sure I'm off to a good start on the chapter, but we'll see. I'll be better than the rough draft, that's for sure. There's also a scene in 31 I'm not sure about, feedback will be important in deciding if it should stay in or not.
Ginger - Nov 18, 2009 6:40:43 am PST #2850 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Regarding Tweeting for a book deal, the Fake AP Stylebook and Agent Kate: [link]
Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2009 6:57:32 am PST #2851 of 6690
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I was wondering when they would get a book deal. I may actually buy that book.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 20, 2009 2:29:11 am PST #2852 of 6690
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Cutting out large chunks of this dissertation is only being achieved with much rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
I'm nearly nearly there. I'm going to push through the weekend and try to get everything written by the end of Sunday, giving me a week to check references, rewrite bits, etc. This would be really good. I can do it. I can I can I can I can I can. (I feel like a Little Engine.)
Today, one of my PCAs (she's a PhD student, which is very handy for this) is coming over to help me categorize the last of the data. It needs someone who can sit on the floor and move cut-out sentences around large sheets of paper. Ah, the joy of qualitative 'methods'. Heh.