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2 comments:
Were I an agent, I'd have stopped at "is only exemplified."
I did read through to see the four major cliches: hole...heart; beacon...light; truth...dangles; and, web...crime.
On the second read it was clear, but first time through, the relationships among these characters were a blur.
I'd look for cleaner, crisper, more precise wording, with some distinctive voice.
I read the whole query and 250, I wanted to see what would happen!
I was very confused as to what Dante's mother's death had to do with probation. The query ties them together without explanation.
In the first 250, I thought the language was very evocative. I could see what was happening, visualizing the sunlight on the wall and the woman on the phone very clearly. I was thrown by the "Sadie" at the beginning. I wasn't sure if we were hearing from Sadie in this scene, or if someone else was thinking about Sadie. By the end of the 250 I was pretty sure we were watching and listening to Sadie, but not certain. Is there some way to make it clearer who is speaking to us?
Antiperspirant prevents perspiration while deodorant prevents odor. It is clear the person in this scene is perspiring quite a bit, so she's probably grateful for the deodorant to mask the odor, not the other, which obviously isn't working for her.
I'm concerned your last paragraph could be the beginning of too much backstory/info dump. You have gone from a scene of high tension to Coral Gables, taking us out of the moment and slowing down the action. I would stick to what's happening right now, and leave the backstory for later.
Your premise sounds very interesting! I would like to know more about the illicit hotel. Good luck!
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