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Hi, I need critiques on a 530-word scene. I have to revise it no later than Thursday.
Here's the snippet. You don't really need to know what happened in the previous scene (power went out; that's all that's relevant).
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It was going to be a good day, Simon thought. Get done showing the house, go over to Jerome's, and party with some of that fine Brazilian powder. Of course, getting done was a barrier. He really wanted it to sell. Not because he was that impatient to get a new one, near Valerie's Parents from Hell, but because he was sick of showing it. Yes, that's a real fireplace. Does it look like it's made of plastic? Should I prove it by lighting a fire---under your ass, so you can make a freakin' decision already?
What he actually said was, "Yeah, it's a real fireplace."
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Thanks! If you're on Liberty Hall and can see my PSC Will Briggs forum, it's there too.
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I liked everything except maybe the last line. It's funny, but its a repeat of a line from earlier in the dialogue. Maybe if he said something else, or just nodded in mute submission, but keep the thought.