 Pied Flycatcher 12/18/06 . chapter 1This is sweet, but if you don't mind me saying so, it struck me as rather cliche. Perhaps it's the idea, perhaps it's the style of writing.
The prose overall is too cluttered. I think it would be more effective pruned down a little. Like this for instance: 'He lie down, his eyelids fluttering shut over his blue orbs.' Firstly, I think that should be 'He lay down', secondly you call his eyes 'orbs' (an overused and unnecessary replacement word) and thirdly I think it would read better if you shortened it. Why not just say: 'He lay down and closed his eyes'? Sometimes simple is best. |