20 February 2013

Hump Day Hook Blog 20th Feb


Welcome back to HumpDay Hook.  I always enjoy your visits and your comments.

HUMP DAY HOOK is a blog hop where each participating author posts ONE paragraph from a WIP (work in progress) or finished book each Wednesday. This gives readers an opportunity to sample different author's work and perhaps even find a new-to-you author.
 
I am continuing from where I left of last week, and - because I'm aiming for speed here, my 'paragraphs are very short so I am cheating a teeny bit so the action makes sense.

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And while the foil points may be protected, Simeon had no intention of allowing this woman to best him.
Her lunge pierced his waving concentration and he almost failed to close in time, and countered with a tempo that forced them to circle once more.
The sound of steel sliding along steel shimmered in the air, cut through the ring of clashing blades. He saw it now— her strategy. 
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26 comments:

Unknown said...

Does he really? Or is she letting him think he has the upper hand? Hmmmm? Well done!

Lacie Nation said...

Nicely done!

Christina Cole said...

And the dueling continues! Nice hook.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Kathleen, she's not going to let him have it all his own way.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thanks Lacie

SherryGLoag said...

Lol Christina, theres quite a bit more of this scene...

Lucy Felthouse said...

Nice one - I look forward to more.

Jessica E. Subject said...

This is a great fight scene! I'm anxious for more! :)

Flossie Benton Rogers said...

I love steel on steel fight scenes! Intriguing.

Anonymous said...

Great hook! I look forward to reading more!

Sarah Cass said...

Oooh...the rising tension of the battle...Wonderful. Want to know if she bests him or not!

Unknown said...

Nice scene and good description! :)

meryvamp said...

Interesting. I wonder if he really means to harm her or just get her to back down. I really want to see what happens next.

Unknown said...

definitely a very nice description of a battle scene. Well done.

Unknown said...

Great hook, Sherry! I loved that last line. :)

Unknown said...

I love sword-fighting scenes! Great description both of the dueling and of his thoughts. Nice hook.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thanks Lucy.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Jessica, I hope to add more next week.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Glad you're enjoying this, Flossie, thanks.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thanks Alexandra anthony

SherryGLoag said...

LOL Sarah, stayed tuned.

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thanks C. Moss

SherryGLoag said...

Glad you're enjoying this meryvamp

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thanks Ciaran

SherryGLoag said...

:-) Thnks Jennier, I appreciate your kind words.

SherryGLoag said...

Jade, I'm glad this worked for you, I did wonder whether true dualists would think it absurd for him not to concentrate fully on the action, but didn't know how else to write this scene. So again, thanks for your comment.