tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post1799659325412257072..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Writing Your Log LineAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-43490899190007327712019-08-31T07:21:39.770-04:002019-08-31T07:21:39.770-04:00Wow, what useful tips! Thanks for your honesty! Yo...Wow, what useful tips! Thanks for your honesty! You have touched on very big aspects. I work as a writer on <a href="https://vip-writers.com/" rel="nofollow">Vip-Writers</a>, and for me, the information you provide is very important. I will definitely use it in my work! Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-34577668695306048282013-09-21T11:22:54.893-04:002013-09-21T11:22:54.893-04:00Mines about a page!
Where's my big eraser?Mines about a page!<br />Where's my big eraser?amongsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995022118582611938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3225944619480270112012-09-24T12:31:21.047-04:002012-09-24T12:31:21.047-04:00Have pared back to three sentences...still not hap...Have pared back to three sentences...still not happy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89653831116462650812010-10-12T15:54:00.812-04:002010-10-12T15:54:00.812-04:00The funny thing about log lines is how important i...The funny thing about log lines is how important it is to avoid double entendre, as an example, why would a "determined bachelor" be marrying anyone, I thought he was determined to remain a bachelor.....Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828924901372990187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-27300332506087438762010-10-07T07:55:11.008-04:002010-10-07T07:55:11.008-04:00The shorter the better. The purpose of the log-lin...The shorter the better. The purpose of the log-line is to show them you can hone in on what is important and for them to see if it is something they'd be interested in. By showing them you can hone in on something, you show them that you can write tight. If you ramble in your logline, query or pitch, what is to say you didn't ramble in your book?<br /><br />25-30 words is about where you want to be. If you can do it less, great.Jean Viola Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411412962083731682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-10934001823640440132010-10-07T05:59:44.089-04:002010-10-07T05:59:44.089-04:00I'm the person who stands around saying "...I'm the person who stands around saying "...uuuh..." when people ask me what my book's about. This has already been very helpful. I've just written 2 log-lines (using the 2 formulas listed above) and can hardly wait until they are polished enough to show someoneMomwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-16985450892446031772010-10-07T03:41:11.016-04:002010-10-07T03:41:11.016-04:00I've never really done a log-line, so the exam...I've never really done a log-line, so the examples given are really helpful. How long can it be? Is there an upper limit word-count wise?Katharina Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223722392075669331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-55057504393513012222010-10-06T18:16:42.047-04:002010-10-06T18:16:42.047-04:00Frodo Baggins means nothing if you don't alrea...Frodo Baggins means nothing if you don't already know the story. It is better to use something descriptive, rather than a name. Same with Lord Sauron. For all I know, Sauron is just an evil man.<br /><br />Dispose is a bit weak. Destroy is stronger.<br /><br />I would say why the ring is important, in that it contains Sauron's power.Jean Viola Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411412962083731682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1364780311086886222010-10-06T10:29:43.575-04:002010-10-06T10:29:43.575-04:00I took a fiction class offered by an author who su...I took a fiction class offered by an author who suggested this formula:<br /><br />Situation<br />Character<br />Objective<br />Opponent<br />Disaster<br /><br />Her example: A powerful ring is at the center of a monumental struggle between good and evil and it's up to Frodo Baggins to dispose of it safely. Will the evil Lord Sauron seize the ring from Frodo, becoming all powerful and plunging the world into eternal darkness?<br /><br />I think it works pretty well, although I would modify the second sentence so it wasn't a question.B.Loisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-48482827759121775432010-10-05T20:05:05.204-04:002010-10-05T20:05:05.204-04:00I'm in the midst of honing my log line this we...I'm in the midst of honing my log line this week. I have an "elevator pitch" meeting with an agent at a conference on Friday. <br /><br />It helped me a lot to figure out the theme of the book and get that into one sentence first. Then I turn the central question into a log line. <br /><br />I agree with Holly's formula too.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192888587472646161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52398696326285558002010-10-05T15:59:56.942-04:002010-10-05T15:59:56.942-04:00I had an editor change one of my old loglines into...I had an editor change one of my old loglines into 2 sentences rather than one. We get obsessed with this tiny box we are forced into and forget everything we know about writing.<br /><br />I've learned having a story sentence (doesn't that sound better than log line) before I begin helps me keep the story on track. I have a 24 word story sentence that is helping me focus my revision.<br /><br />For a moment, don't think about plot. That isn't what your story is about. Think about what you want the reader to take away from your book. Think about the message you want to convey. Then think about how you conveyed it. That's your story sentence. It took me several tries, but once I focused on what I wanted the reader to get, the sentence wrote itself.Jean Viola Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411412962083731682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-619655652815606272010-10-05T15:54:04.102-04:002010-10-05T15:54:04.102-04:00Holly, that's awesome. I'm going to try i...Holly, that's awesome. I'm going to try it!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1431941715119242792010-10-05T14:13:16.073-04:002010-10-05T14:13:16.073-04:00Gasp! Gold stars from THE BODGER? Yay!! ;D
Huntre...Gasp! Gold stars from THE BODGER? Yay!! ;D<br /><br />Huntress, I think content and cadence is more important than word count. Though, to be sure, succinct is always better.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-22995974420717654402010-10-05T13:27:00.884-04:002010-10-05T13:27:00.884-04:00The logline formula I use is:
"BOOK NAME is a...The logline formula I use is:<br />"BOOK NAME is about DESCRIPTION OF MAIN CHARACTER who has to/wants to MAIN OUTER GOAL even though/despite MAIN CONFLICT."<br /><br />So Authoress, your example is perfect! ***Gold stars***Holly Bodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08218140291198124199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-73202659267072338422010-10-05T13:16:14.480-04:002010-10-05T13:16:14.480-04:00Kathleen - I'm so feeling your pain right now....Kathleen - I'm so feeling your pain right now. Does the inability to put two sentences together about my book make the book crap? Ahhhh *tearing hair out*... it's a good lesson I guess! I'm off to practice. *sigh*Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396823287745244542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-49632440276162238232010-10-05T12:37:15.858-04:002010-10-05T12:37:15.858-04:00How long - words or sentences - should the logline...How long - words or sentences - should the logline be?<br /><br />I have seen 25 words total (eek-too short) and others define the logline as two sentences (50 words each, again eek-too long).<br /><br />Mine is just under 40 words, two sentences.Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-917919174101201202010-10-05T11:55:41.743-04:002010-10-05T11:55:41.743-04:00Your planet 17 light years from Earth made me laug...Your planet 17 light years from Earth made me laugh. That would be me. I'm working on a log line right now, and I detest it. My failure to come up with a compelling line makes me question my entire novel.Kathleenhttp://www.kathleenbasi.comnoreply@blogger.com