Quote Originally Posted by Kirby101 View Post
You may be right, but I think it is too early to judge. But no matter what happens from here on, you will say it is cliche. The Temple good or bad, cliche. Scorched Earth good or bad, cliche. Trains his kids or keeps his skills secret, cliche. Stays in Ohio or travels back to China, cliche. Could you give a scenario you don't think would be cliche, given the GN set up?
It's not my job as the reader to come up with something original...that's the writer's job.

I get it, you like it and that's totally fine, we all like different things...but my critique is valid as well and it is a critique based on structure not taste.