Hello, Vici
Welcome to Writing.Com!
This is good! It held my attention throughout. A good opening line begins with a touch of mystery to hook the reader.
I hope this feedback helps, it's my quick opinion so don't change anything if you don't think it will improve the piece, okay? Well, of course you wouldn't, would you?
I found this to be a bit wordy and overtelling in places, and I gave examples.
I don’t remember seeing it when the property manager showed me this rental house
--rental--isn't important; would she really think this complete line, or are you trying to show the readers she is renting as opposed to buying? We don't care. I suggest tightening by cutting the bolded and saying --the house--
Where am I? It’s hazy and I can’t see too well.
This sounds too melodramatic, false. The second half of the line is 'telling' the reader what is happening. Why not show the dream?
fashionable yet functional for her walk in town
--into--would be correct.
While going towards the kitchen, she stopped dead in her tracks
This is telling the readers. Play with the words to give a better image.
that there was an actual battle in the town itself. -- unfamiliar with this important detail, and flock to the field itself.
The repeated word is very noticeable, it popped out at me. I suggest cutting the second, it isn't needed.
I think I’ll take a nap. All that walking exhausted me. Sherry rapidly
Although she may have thought this, it sounds unatural to me. Too formal for inner thought. It sounds like you're telling the readers again.
picture was back on the wall, same spot as where she previously removed it
====
Her fears were confirmed. The picture was back on the wall.
The first line shows the picture back on the wall, but she left it there. I didn't see her take it back upstairs. So, the second line is contradictory, and doesn't have the emotional impact it should.
Now, if the cut the first instance, leaving the pic. upstairs, then bring it down this last time - it would work better. In my opinion.
Her heart ached with longing for this mystery man. It was an indescribable melding of pure love and spiritual affinity for him.
This is a good line and I should feel strong emotion, but I don't. The limited word count requirement may be the cause of that, but it can be done. Showing her body language is the best way to describe emotion. Everything happened too fast to be believable, slow time down. Spend more time in the dreams.
The paragraph of research at the archives could be trimmed to give room for clearer emotion. While that is interesting, it isn't the heart of the story.
Are you my wife? I don’t recognize you in those strange clothes.”
I think since he is a spirit, he wouldn't notice the clothes, and he would definitely know her. In the dream I believe her spirit would know him, too.
This line doesn't sound believable to this reader and is distracting enough to pull me out of the story.
It's a good story written around a basic theme, and you've shown the setting well, and the character. Work on showing what she does and how she feels, and not just telling the reader. It will pull the reader in tighter and make them involved more.
It's a good draft! Now the fun part begins.
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only **
esprit
"Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor
|
|