Hands are hard to draw--they can twist and turn in so many ways, they often look wrong.
They're hard to write, too. I don't know why writers don't leave them alone, like artists who tuck hands in pockets.
Here's another example, from a novel I browsed at the Airbnb, The Girl He Used to Know, by Tracey Garvis Graves (2019). The writing is bad from the start, but writers seem to rise to their very worst when describing actions involving hands.
Just try and draw that.
They're hard to write, too. I don't know why writers don't leave them alone, like artists who tuck hands in pockets.
Here's another example, from a novel I browsed at the Airbnb, The Girl He Used to Know, by Tracey Garvis Graves (2019). The writing is bad from the start, but writers seem to rise to their very worst when describing actions involving hands.
"Hey," he said when he caught up to me. "You forgot your book."
He thrust out his hand and I spotted my dog-eared copy of Sense and Sensibility nestled in his large palm.
Just try and draw that.
