• Paradachshund@lemmy.today
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    17 days ago

    I think you’ve improved it a lot, but it loses a little punch with a single sentence in my opinion. I would do:

    “You are what you eat,” the Blue Fairy told Pinocchio. He gazed toward the elementary school.

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      17 days ago

      IMO, the second sentence feels like it’s cut off because I’m expecting an adjective at least, like:

      He gazed toward the elementary school with a glint in his eye.

      Or,

      He gazed towards the elementary school and muttered ‘I wouldn’t hurt them’, as his nose began to grow.

      Though the one-sentence format is preferable for me.