Logliner
Posted: 2016-11-22T10:50:03+10:00 In:

Set against the backdrop of the social and political upheaval of the late 1800s in Europe, Mary is an unconventional and annoyingly intelligent woman struggling to alter the destiny and education of her gender – and still find love.

Set against the backdrop of the social and political upheaval of the late 1800s in Europe, Mary is an unconventional and annoyingly intelligent woman struggling to alter the destiny and education of her gender – and still find love.
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    1. Logliner

      Thank you all so much! This has given me a lot to think about. I will re-post soon.

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    2. Singularity

      Agreed with Richieve and DPG, however, I don’t think you need a ‘based on a true story’ element – it can work just as well as an entirely fictional story, if well told of course…

      you describe two goals: “…struggling to alter the destiny and education of her gender…” and “…find love.” which ever one of these has the great stakes for the main character, should be the only one mentioned in the logline. Loglines are best structured around single goals.

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    3. Singularity

      Good advice from Richiev. ?The concept needs fleshing out with specifics. ?”Struggling to alter the the destiny and education of her gender” — how does that translate into a specific objective goal? And what is the inciting incident that triggers her struggle to achieve that goal? ?What are her personal stakes — what does she stand to lose if she fails?

      I think the story would have a stronger hook if based upon the life of a real historical character, a woman who willfully violated the social conventions of her time, defied the odds to forger her own career. ?Truth is stranger and often more compelling than fiction.

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    4. Singularity

      This does seem like a good backdrop for a story.

      As for the logline, I am still not sure what the story is actually about.

      1st: If altering her destiny is important to the plot then I would name specifically what her dreaded destiny is.

      2nd: I would give her a positive goal. Does she want to be a doctor in a time women were traditionally nurses? That would be an example of her trying to alter her destiny with some specifics.

      3rd: As for the time and setting, I would use the term ‘Victorian England’ because it says the same thing in 2 words that you used 16 words to describe. Keeping the word count low is a must for any logline.

      4th: Most storys have an inciting incident. Everything is normal, then ‘boom’ and event happens which sets the story in motion. If there is such an event in your story adding that to the logline will help as well.

      5th: Finally, you don’t need to name the characters unless they are historically famous. If a story is about Jesus, then ?you would name him, if your story is about Joe Schmo from Albuquerque then just say ‘an average guy’.

      Now here would be an example of what I am talking about concerning specifics; remember, your logline will be different because your story is different. This is just an example:
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      When her parents announce her arranged marriage, an unconventional teen in Victorian England must some how sabotage her pending nuptials all while secretly pretending to be a boy in order to receive her degree in medicine”
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      Hope this helped, good luck with this!

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