An Obeah Woman leads a bioweapons collector into the Taíno “Land of Souls” to find the cure for a deadly virus he helped create
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Funny I originally used 'must make' because it added urgency but then changed it. So I guess I finally nailed that logline:
A?Bioweapons Collector must make the hazardous journey through?sacred caverns of the ?Land of the Souls?to prevent ?a pandemic ?from the ?virus he created.
and just in case that didn't work I also decided this is fine:
When a bioweapons collector resurrects a deadly virus, he must seek the aid of a shaman to find a cure before it creates a pandemic.
I have also been researching high concept ideas and sure that isn't for the writer to decide but I do wonder if the high concept question can be raised in the query. Here is what I believe is my high concept question:
What if scientists were able to resurrect an ancient virus and it escaped the lab during testing.
That is the very premise of my story that is loosely based on an actual account. Are you allowed to posit questions like this in query letters?
>>> makes the hazardous
I suggest ?must make? instead. A logline is more effective when it conveys a sense of urgency.
>> the serial nature of my novel could be easily adapted for TV
Definitely a burgeoning market. We're in a golden age of serial drama. We've had some healthy debates in this forum about whether the same loglines guidelines apply to a series or franchise with dozens of episodes extending out for years.
I think that in most cases they do. But there may be exceptions or special considerations. Research continues. Even if different guidelines apply for serials, the same word constraint, alas, still applies. That seems to be the nature of the beast ?er, business.
>>> makes the hazardous
I suggest ?must make? instead. A logline is more effective when it conveys a sense of urgency.
>> the serial nature of my novel could be easily adapted for TV
Definitely a burgeoning market. We're in a golden age of serial drama. We've had some healthy debates in this forum about whether the same loglines guidelines apply to a series or franchise with dozens of episodes extending out for years.
I think that in most cases they do. But there may be exceptions or special considerations. Research continues. Even if different guidelines apply for serials, the same word constraint, alas, still applies. That seems to be the nature of the beast ?er, business.