Hello, My name is Mastiff and I'll be reviewing your piece. These are just my thoughts and forgive me if I ramble, and realize I make just as many mistakes as anyone else. Thank you for sharing your writing. Title: The title and subtitle probably drew me in. I wanted to see what it is you'd found! Initial Reaction: I think you chose your words carefully, but just be a bit cautious not to send your reader to the dictionary too often. I saw a spot or two where a simpler word may have done, but it was you paining the picture! Setting: I will say this, you don't have to imagine much about the lighting in the piece, it comes through very well and brings it to life. Character Development: Not much chance to really do too much, but what I got was good. It was more the spirit of the person and not just a description. Keep that in all your work, it isn't easy. Plot: It's short and to the point. I believe it was meant to be just like that, too. Ending: Turns out the treasure in the morning light actually is the morning light, and what comes with it. I like it. Line-by-line and Suggestions: Para:1 Ln:1 - I'd have used "with" before "the luminous" Para:1 Ln:3 - "don on" I'll bet you started with "put on" but went with "don." :) Overall: Might watch the commas. I'm a big comma user as well, so I have to go back and prune them, sometimes breaking one sentence to two. Just a thought if you do an edit. Happy Writing! Mastiff
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