The Scherer Joy of Writing Weblog

June 28, 2008

What’s My Line?

Filed under: Logline — Tags: , — mscherer @ 7:59 am

How do you create your log lines? Do you have a ‘formula’? A technique that always gives you the one great log line? No, I guess not. Of course there are no formulas. No fool proof techniques. But here’s how I do it.

First, start with a ‘What If’ question. Example: What if a cynical American discovers the real tomb and body of Christ?

Now, change that to a statement: A cynical American discovers the real tomb and body of Christ.

Then add any particulars: A cynical American, searching for his brother’s killers, discovers the real tomb and body of Christ.

How do you go about creating log lines? Let me know.  And….

Keep Writing.

 

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