Enjoyed this. Very well written. (I'm a tech editor by profession and, alas, the editorial eye never sleeps! That can be annoying in pleasure reading!)
The fight was interesting. As usual, you describe violence in a way that makes it seem like no big deal. It's refreshing. As a specbio nut I'd have liked to know more about the bone, but the enthusiastic responce from an expert via email gave me the warm glow of wishes fulfilled.
The problem with getting into more detail on the bone is that I'd have to design the whole ecosystem that it's part of to do it right, and that's exceeding my biology knowledge. Plus there's the issue that my viewpoint character knows very little about the topic.
Violence can be horrible, but this fight was more at the bar room brawl level, with one guy playing "rope a dope" to avoid escalation.
Yes the fight was really interesting I imagined myself in the place of your protagonist and how furious I would be. Lots of threats and shouting, I predict - but would any of that help? Then I remember the last time I was in a fight like that. I was like 8 years old and it happened pretty much like you described. Do it! No! Kick kick. Let's go do something else now. That's what really happened but I can't think of any other authors who treat violence in such a matter of fact way.
Enjoyed this. Very well written. (I'm a tech editor by profession and, alas, the editorial eye never sleeps! That can be annoying in pleasure reading!)
I must thank my wife and writer group, who spot many of my mistakes.
The fight was interesting. As usual, you describe violence in a way that makes it seem like no big deal. It's refreshing. As a specbio nut I'd have liked to know more about the bone, but the enthusiastic responce from an expert via email gave me the warm glow of wishes fulfilled.
The problem with getting into more detail on the bone is that I'd have to design the whole ecosystem that it's part of to do it right, and that's exceeding my biology knowledge. Plus there's the issue that my viewpoint character knows very little about the topic.
Violence can be horrible, but this fight was more at the bar room brawl level, with one guy playing "rope a dope" to avoid escalation.
Yes the fight was really interesting I imagined myself in the place of your protagonist and how furious I would be. Lots of threats and shouting, I predict - but would any of that help? Then I remember the last time I was in a fight like that. I was like 8 years old and it happened pretty much like you described. Do it! No! Kick kick. Let's go do something else now. That's what really happened but I can't think of any other authors who treat violence in such a matter of fact way.
Let me know if you want some help with speculative biology and evolution. That's my speciality. Here's a sample from my first book https://www.deviantart.com/bensen-daniel/gallery
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
Great story! It reminds me of how so many fossils and archaeological finds have been discovered by lay people.
Thank you!