The Vanquisher
He and his crew had gotten into several engagements with the enemy frigate, but neither had ever gained the upper hand, resulting in both vessels left to limp away to fight another day.
Writing Advice: Show, Tell, Adverbs and Others
From a narrative point of view, it's both sparse and prevents a lot of other things being presented that engage a reader, such as actions, thoughts, feelings.
Disintegration: Chapter 6
Things became second nature for ishtar as she struck down all that dared to stand against her, and the warpack fell out of formation to individually engage the doomed human forces.
Project D.E: Chapter 2 A New Home
"tractor beam hitch open for engagement." andromeda spoke softly as he inputted a few commands on the all-glass control panel. _ **'d-e-one treactor beam engaged'** _ "d-e-one, the tractor beam has been engaged."
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 7
"i've programmed the autopilot to engage it's docking ramps and self-destruct once they're engaged," answered lucien without even glancing back at them. "hopefully it will destroy the ship because we're not going very far in those shuttle crafts."
Future Vision: Chapter 9
"move our interceptors to engage in combat with the smaller ships and give them cruiser support. tell all battleships to break formation and to engage at will to anything that threatens the cruisers ships."
New Owners Guide to Synthetic Companions
If you are in bed together, your companion will also occasionally request to engage in intercourse with you.
Enter Rayfall
If we'd stayed together, i would probably proposed to you and we'd be engaged." my heart fluttered. "engaged?" "yeah." i could feel a lump forming in my throat. "i mean that much to you?" skyve smiled and licked me.
Zero Point: Prologue- Innocence Lost
Once stasis commences, the emergency protocol will engage. all sensor arrays, life support, and non-propulsion systems will be kept at minimal levels to avoid sensor detection."
Torpedo Run Chapter 22
To ensure victory, she would need to engage those rigged-up cruisers, pump every shot she could into them hoping to blow their trap before it could be sprung.
When the stars begin to fall
"engaging." "four, visual. press," polo immediately answered. "i have a firing solution. sort of." 'sort of' would have to count.
Writing Advice: What Makes You Write?
So, my advice there is to engage with the world around you in a questioning way. learn plenty, read plenty, and seek out different perspectives.