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In a world where 99% of the world population are capable of communicating telepathically, a young librarian who is part of the 1%? that does not have the ability, falls in love with a girl who can read his every thought.
This is just the set up, the story is what happens next
This is just the set up, the story is what happens next
See lessWhen a young woman blissfully in love, climbs the Swiss Alps to meet her boyfriend, she is unexpectedly dumped and must overcome heartbreak to start again.
Excellent point by Richiev!? Often a logline explicitly or implicitly plants a "Chekhov gun".? ? It violates audience expectations not to "fire it" by the 3rd Act.? If climbing the Alps for whatever reason is a key event in the 1st Act, it seems to me it needs development or at least a reminder in tRead more
Excellent point by Richiev!? Often a logline explicitly or implicitly plants a “Chekhov gun”.? ? It violates audience expectations not to “fire it” by the 3rd Act.? If climbing the Alps for whatever reason is a key event in the 1st Act, it seems to me it needs development or at least a reminder in the 2nd Act, a payoff in the 3rd.
See lessA washed-up singer and a one-time novelist spend the night falling in love, but a dark secret from his past threatens to destroy their relationship.
I like the idea of two fallen stars finding each other and in the process not only growing as characters but also reanimating their careers. The problem with your logline is that a "dark secret from his past" is really vague and you'll have problems visualizing it in the process of your story. WhatRead more
I like the idea of two fallen stars finding each other and in the process not only growing as characters but also reanimating their careers.
See lessThe problem with your logline is that a “dark secret from his past” is really vague and you’ll have problems visualizing it in the process of your story. What is the secret of the protagonist and why is it preventing him from having a relationship with another person?
I say this because secrets are often, almost always, part of romance movies- both drama and comedy.
So in order to have a hook in your story, you need to describe his secret properly.
His outer goal is to get (keep) the woman, but his inner goal is to overcome his past and reveal his secret in order to be sincere to the beloved woman.
Now you can go on to explain the secret and build the obstacles for your protagonist.