TITLE: June Plumay, Teenage Curse Inspector
GENRE: YA Urban Fantasy
June Plumay knows her way around a stink-eye, but wearing the badge of a Teenage Curse Inspector does not help her with zits, or boys, or trigonometry. Tragically, she has to hide her blessingways from her new family that she was plopped into after her pops got vivisected by a demented curse-worker. Then, she discovers her pops might not be all-the-way-dead. How far would June go to have her father back?
I love that I get a feel for your fun, vivid voice just by reading this. I enjoy the language specific to your world, and the story definitely hooked me. I know questions in a logline are supposed to be a no-no, but I liked the rest of this so much that it didn't bother me very much. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThis takes too long to get to the goal which isn't really stated (but I am assuming it's getting her father back). If so, what does she have to do to find him and who/what will stop her?
ReplyDeleteFinally, never ask questions in loglines or queries.
Good luck!
Holly
Since this is YA you need to specify the age like 16-year-old June… This reads more like a blurb rather than a logline. Since it's UF, it's good to add the setting too.
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What is the problem, who is the antagonist, what is standing in her way?
I like the voice in this, I even like that last question although everyone says they're forbidden in loglines. Perhaps shorten the sentence on her new family and tell us more about the obstacles she has to face in order to get her father back.
ReplyDeleteI like the voice, but this has a blurb, query feel to it as opposed to a logline. I think there is too much detail in here, so we get lost with her goal. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLove the first line and I'd love to see how you can develop the next two to clarify what's going on (there are a lot of story-specific terms I don't understand) while keeping the fun tone you have going. good luck!
ReplyDeleteLove the comments, folks. Very helpful. Thanx!
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ReplyDeleteIs Teenage Curse Inspector referring to a black eye, a zit or something else? Does she get the 'stink-eye' (love that phrase) from her classmates, and if so, why? She's in foster care? What is a 'blessingway?' Your log-line has great voice, BTW!