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Posted by: Don, October 10th, 2014, 4:34pm
Rip and Burn by Eric Ward - Action, Thriller - From the car scene of LA, a mysterious loner dishes out bloody justice in the form of wrecked cars and burnt flesh, with the help from a sexy vixen in charge of a 50 Cal sniper rifle, against an evil the Law won't dare to touch. 69 pages - pdf, format 8)
Posted by: Lono, October 11th, 2014, 9:20am; Reply: 1
Eric,

I took a quick peek. Your logline needs an overhaul. It's just bad.

You do have a grasp on the format, but the writing is awkward.

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Then two heavily-worked muscle cars do burnouts
side-by-side. The ensuing burnout creates a cloud of thick
white smoke.
A Disco Ball Light enlivens the atmosphere by coloring the
burnout smoke with it�s lights. A silver-framed sunglasses
wearing eccentric stands next to his custom van, bobbing to
music, and in his van is the Disco Ball Light.
Maverick makes his way toward a cool-looking yellow Monaco.
Inside the Monaco sits in the passenger seat BLUE (Male,
mid-20s, mellow, cool, handsome, etc).

"A cool-looking yellow Monaco" is a good example; How can a Monaco be anything other then cool looking? What make is it? The styling of  a 1973 model is drastically different compared to a 1978 model. Your descripton is too vague overall.

There are grammar problems. Here's a good example: "A silver-framed sunglasses wearing eccentric". This is bad grammar. So the eccentric is silver-framed? I know that's not what you meant, but that's what he is by the description you've written.


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Suddenly Maverick spots Luna (early 20s, pretty, great legs,
rich bitch personality) and is immediately smitten.

Only describe physical appearance when introducing characters, don't describe personality traits; reveal them through character interaction and dialogue.

I'm sure you have a great story to tell but unfortunately it's hard to see right now.

Best of luck with it.

Lono
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