A confident woman reaches a small and mysterious motel, where she is forced to take a look back at her life. (Short)

>>>>>a terrible secret, putting her in immediate danger.

This version sets up (vaguely) a situation for a plot, but does not follow through with a clearly defined plot. Alas, it amounts to hiding the game ball. A logline reader has no clue what the secret could be. No clue what the danger is. And no clue as to the woman's objective goal in response to the danger.

What is there about the "terrible secret" that makes it the inciting incident that puts her in danger?? What is that danger? What must she do about it?

What is her objective goal?

>>>>>a terrible secret, putting her in immediate danger.

This version sets up (vaguely) a situation for a plot, but does not follow through with a clearly defined plot. Alas, it amounts to hiding the game ball. A logline reader has no clue what the secret could be. No clue what the danger is. And no clue as to the woman's objective goal in response to the danger.

What is there about the "terrible secret" that makes it the inciting incident that puts her in danger?? What is that danger? What must she do about it?

What is her objective goal?

I agree with dpg.

The characteristic (in your case "confident") usually hints at their character arc. This is where we get a clue about what their internal, emotional journey is going to be. So if you say confident, the suggestion is perhaps that she will end up lacking confidence. If that isn't the case maybe consider a different word here.

We definitely need to know who or what is forcing her to look back at her life and why. What is the purpose of this?

How is this going to work visually? Will we see flashbacks? Or is she just sitting looking nostalgic? Is she talking us through her memories? Visually, I need a clue as to how it's going to work.

Hope this helps.