Characters:?

A fiercely independent, feisty artist and perfectionist; her perfectionist creative partner (a producer, arranger, childhood friend) who wants to stop and raise a family (she doesn?t, she wants to make a comeback, she doesn?t want to ?stop the train? though she secretly wants a family, etc); and the black sheep brother, an irresponsible freewheeling man child, a brilliant novelist in youth who has since been in writers block, self destructing and sleepwalking through his life. (If only someone could light that spark?)

I apologise for my wrong use of semi-colons there ha.

Their chemistry:

Uptight vs laidback, perfectionist vs freewheeling, rich vs poor (interestingly I?m considering making our protagonist a ?clawed her way out of the gutter/self made woman?. She?s down to earth and humble. I also think the male love interest is more a scruffy bohemian. So I don?t think class division is a big thing here).?

I?m not sure whether to make it an engagement party or wedding. Weddings are cliche and overdone and I want this to be about second thoughts and looking back. I don?t want it to end with a wedding – maybe just a wistful letting go. We?ll see. Perhaps a wedding is more intense? Could add a ticking clock if it?s on the Sunday?

I want to keep it small. Four characters and the parents. I don?t want an ensemble thing – just two lovers howling at the moon, shedding past loves, and opening closed doors.?

Lastly – do you think protagonist being a singer is too glamorous a job and removes you from the main coupling problem? Regardless – I?ll probably end up seeing if it works. I imagine her leaving the stage and feeling a great loneliness and emptiness. I imagine her living on airplanes. So this guy, her creative partner is the only real solid stable thing she?s ever had. She thought their partnership was strong-as-oak.

Her trying to win him back is her trying to reclaim her past glory. Not only that, but what they had wasn?t working anymore.?

I apologise in advance as everything is still half-baked. I want to stay malleable still. I?m still exploring the idea. I?d love to get feedback. What does everyone think?

Also – any advice for writing singers? I was considering making her a brilliant cover artist and interpreter. Then I considered making her ?a chameleon? who regenerates every few years. She has her own artistic world. She covers different genres: rock, pop, country, blues, etc.?

Longer version:?

“When her longtime creative partner and love-of-her-life invites her to his wedding engagement, a famous singer, suffering a career setback, sets about winning him back, only to fall for his black sheep brother, who unexpectedly returns to confront his personal ties.”

Admittedly, I could cut that last part and end on black sheep brother. I?m keeping this 41 words for now as I want to be specific and figure out the kinks. This is the logline before I outline and start a first draft.

Original logline:?

“When he learns the one that got away is getting married, a man sets about winning her back, with the help of the fianc??s ex, only to fall for her as well.”

Not sure whether to make the male love interest – the fiancee?s ex or a black sheep brother? Everyone liked it being the exes falling for each other.

The twist/hook/bait should be the creative partnership breakup. It?s love/business/friendship combined. It?s bittersweet. Hopefully brings something fresh to that love triangle angle. I have never seen ?My Best Friends Wedding? – but perhaps that?s a good thing. Mine is hopefully going in a different direction.