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An oddball couple turns a simple break up conversation into a fatal encounter when ulterior motives for the split start surfacing.
This logline is the sort of logline that gets on imdb.com or in the TV listings. But I see this website as more about writing loglines that act as a tool for helping me nail my story structure, the throughline, the main character, what they want, who or what is stopping them,their arc/change. When yRead more
This logline is the sort of logline that gets on imdb.com or in the TV listings.
But I see this website as more about writing loglines that act as a tool for helping me nail my story structure, the throughline, the main character, what they want, who or what is stopping them,their arc/change.
When you nail a logline in this way, you have the structure that will ensure you stay on track.
There was a logline on this site that was 69 words and no clear throughline, it was all over the place but that’s why you rewrite it over and over until it’s the best it can be BEFORE you even write the actual first draft it. That’s the approach I prefer to work to be honest.
I hope this makes sense.
See lessWhen an art fraud investigator receives a package containing a stolen diamond from a man claiming to be her long-lost brother, she discovers that her father masterminded an international diamond heist and then travels to Geneva and underground catacombs in the Siberia wilderness to locate the stolen diamonds and return them to their rightful owner in order to save her father, who she thought was dead, from the consequences
69 words - really? This is more like a short story than a logline, and it's way too complicated. You have to read it several times to understand what is going on and even then I'm still not sure. Try and get it down to 35 words MAX and just keep the essentials: Who is main character (protagonist, heRead more
69 words – really? This is more like a short story than a logline, and it’s way too complicated. You have to read it several times to understand what is going on and even then I’m still not sure.
Try and get it down to 35 words MAX and just keep the essentials:
Who is main character (protagonist, hero etc)
What do they want (what must they actively pursue and fight for to achieve their goal? What are the stakes?)
What is stopping them from getting it (What are the obstacles/oppositions in their way?)
See lessWith the mysterious arrival of a stolen diamond, a forensic investigator goes on a quest to Siberia to uncover a decades-old international crime linked to her lost family
Never describe a main character as 'the heroine' - you cant get more generic than that. The throughline is unclear - does the protagonist solve the crime or they do they find their long lost family?
Never describe a main character as ‘the heroine’ – you cant get more generic than that.
The throughline is unclear – does the protagonist solve the crime or they do they find their long lost family?
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