{"id":1453,"date":"2010-02-04T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:32:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:32:31","slug":"stop-dont-do-it-egregious-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"STOP: Don’t do it. [Egregious Eyes]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things Eyes CAN<\/b> do:
Squint. Twitch. Shut. Open. Widen. Water. Narrow. Focus. Adjust. Blink. Glance.<\/i>
Things Only Scary Bad Fiction Eyes Can Do:
Pop. Scythe. Raze. Flame. Flash. Freeze. Bug. Laser. Drill. Undress. Flicker. Glow. Dim.<\/i><\/p>\n

(Feel free to add to either list in the comments!)<\/p>\n

    — from SB Sarah:<\/b><\/p>\n

Seriously. Can we stop with the flicker of fear, the fleeting hint of desire, the flash of rage? COME ON. Couldn\u2019t a hero have tension between his eyebrows, a wrinkle near his eyes that indicated rage that smooths out before she gets a good look? Something other than an emotion floating in his eyeballs that she gets a glimpse of?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/a>Oh, see, I really have nothing to add to this<\/a>. Nothing.<\/p>\n

— except to say: unless you have an x-ray machine and\/or are a doctor of psychology and fairly certain about your patient, the human body can only tell the reader what anyone would be able to see from the outside.<\/i> Unless you’ve got an ophthalmology license, there’s just not too much you can read in someone’s eyes. And if they’re flashing? Just think POLTERGEIST.<\/i> Or, very angry djinn. And run.<\/p>\n

BONUS: Freebie short story by Sherwood Smith at Book View Cafe!<\/a><\/p>\n

Awesome eyes courtesy of Webweaver Free Clipart<\/a>. Thanks, guys!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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