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Posted: August 21, 2015In: Public

When a jilted bachelorette seeking revenge accidentally hits a pedestrian, she refuses to forget her schemes, despite the fact the pedestrian is actually herself

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Added an answer on August 21, 2015 at 11:29 pm

I'm totally confused. The logline seems to setup a story about a character suffering a split personality. But I'm not sure. And if it is about a character with a split personality, I don't know what plot arises from that character flaw.

I’m totally confused. The logline seems to setup a story about a character suffering a split personality. But I’m not sure. And if it is about a character with a split personality, I don’t know what plot arises from that character flaw.

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Posted: August 8, 2015In: Public

"When an upper-class rebel is suddenly disinherited by his fed-up father, he struggles to win his father?s approval in order to have his inheritance restored, but his plans derail when he is forcibly drafted to fight in the second US civil war."

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Added an answer on August 21, 2015 at 7:36 pm

Good points about the two-headed logline. A suggestion that has helped me: backstory is the breeding ground for a good character flaw. Consider splitting out one the inciting incidents as backstory (probably the disinherited part). Boil it down to a concise character flaw that will make the main actRead more

Good points about the two-headed logline. A suggestion that has helped me: backstory is the breeding ground for a good character flaw.

Consider splitting out one the inciting incidents as backstory (probably the disinherited part). Boil it down to a concise character flaw that will make the main action of the story very difficult for the MC in act II, but something he must overcome it in order to achieve the goal.

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