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This is not a logline but a question. Will it be admissible for a logline for a SERIES be longer than a standard of 30 words (or so)?
Great graphical presentation of logline lengths stats, well done DPG. This demonstrates beyond a doubt that an ideal length for a logline is 25 words, however technically the answer to the OP's question is still yes. There is no rule, outside of independent statistical analysis, that defines a necesRead more
Great graphical presentation of logline lengths stats, well done DPG.
This demonstrates beyond a doubt that an ideal length for a logline is 25 words, however technically the answer to the OP’s question is still yes.
There is no rule, outside of independent statistical analysis, that defines a necessity of 30 words.? If a writer is structuring a plot and is using a logline in the process, they can make it as long as they want regardless the medium. The likelihood of the logline being better increases the closer it is to 25 words in length, and even more so for pitching purposes – the likelihood of the concept attracting a budget goes up the closer it is to 25 words.
I think OP wasn’t asking about the statistical probability of writing a good lolgline and making it longer than 30 words. I believe the question was more about industry wide standards, as there are none it comes down to the individual writer, the company reading the logline and their in house requirements of logline lengths.
See lessOf course for best results it’s better to aim for 25 words and 30 at the most.
After accepting the reality of being raped by a woman, a reformed demigod assassin tries to deal with his depression by getting back into the business of hunting people who bear the Chimera Mark.
Your definition of a demigod is put in doubt when he can't just "poof" disappear out of this world and "poof" appear in another world while at the same time he fixes his depression. As a demigod his powers should be able to over come what are very human/mortal problems. In addition your descriptionRead more
Your definition of a demigod is put in doubt when he can’t just “poof” disappear out of this world and “poof” appear in another world while at the same time he fixes his depression. As a demigod his powers should be able to over come what are very human/mortal problems.
In addition your description of the inciting incident is vague, what motivated him to start his journey? Was it the rape? Or was it his acceptance of the rape? Or was it the subsequent depression?
If male rape is the angle you want to pursue, then perhaps define the starting point of the story as the rape – After a demigod is raped he must…
Lastly I don’t see how being raped would then cause a person/demigod to want to kill people and learn what a particular mark means, in other words I don’t see the cause and effect relationship between your inciting incident and goals.
See lessAn inexperienced rookie detective operates undercover in the Berlin nightlife to solve the mysterious vanishing of disco visitors until he himself becomes a victim of physical and psychological abuse.
Good comments above. Most good modern detective stories have a way of inciting the investigation in a way that is unusual for the detective. Reason being that discovering a murder would be a normal part of a detective's work day, therefore by definition it can't be an inciting incident. If the murdeRead more
Good comments above.
Most good modern detective stories have a way of inciting the investigation in a way that is unusual for the detective. Reason being that discovering a murder would be a normal part of a detective’s work day, therefore by definition it can’t be an inciting incident. If the murder is made personal, i.e someone he knows or better yet cares about, then it would be out of the ordinary and raise the stakes of catching the killer even more.
Also best to avoid strange descriptions such as “…disco visitors…” – this descriptions raises more questions than it should. One could deduct that it is a patron of a disco-tech or night club, but as we don’t know what a disco visitor actually is, it comes across as confusing.
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