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After a nervous breakdown forces her to get sober, a young woman must contend with who she really is and navigate the path to her own happiness.
I realize there can be a lot of gallows humor in the recovery process, as anyone who has attended AA meetings where people routinely confess to all the foolish things they did while drunk and the "heroic" efforts to remain in denial of their problem.? But? I, too,? failed to see what's so funny abouRead more
I realize there can be a lot of gallows humor in the recovery process, as anyone who has attended AA meetings where people routinely confess to all the foolish things they did while drunk and the “heroic” efforts to remain in denial of their problem.? But? I, too,? failed to see what’s so funny about the dramatic situation as presented in the logline.? It seemed more pathetic than humorous.
And like mikepedley85 said, happiness is a subjective goal and loglines are about objective goals.? And there are plenty of them available to a recovering alcholoic.? Like? building a new career after wrecking the old one,? Working through the AA 8th and 9th steps with all the people she has hurt including maybe her marriage partner and her children.? IOW: work out her subjective need through her struggle to attain a specific objective goal.
fwiw
See lessCiara had a drinking problem. Now she’s trying to navigate her newfound sobriety in a world that’s often three sheets to the wind.? But when alcohol upends your life, what happens next? She doesn’t know…yet.
Check out the "our formula" page to help with formatting. What's the inciting incident that starts this story? Who is Ciara? We don't need a name... it doesn't add anything to the story. Instead tell us who she is - character and characteristic. What is she trying to achieve - what is her visual goaRead more
Check out the “our formula” page to help with formatting.
What’s the inciting incident that starts this story? Who is Ciara? We don’t need a name… it doesn’t add anything to the story. Instead tell us who she is – character and characteristic. What is she trying to achieve – what is her visual goal?
Hope this helps.
See lessForced to quit drinking, Lucy must learn how to navigate sobriety in a world that’s often three sheets to the wind. Turns out avoiding happy hour is a lot easier than avoiding your true self.
What is the lead character's ultimate goal, to quit drinking for good, or to find her true self? Because as written, things happen to your lead character in this logline, instead of the lead character taking action.
What is the lead character’s ultimate goal, to quit drinking for good, or to find her true self?
Because as written, things happen to your lead character in this logline, instead of the lead character taking action.
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