 |
| Image Credit: NASA/SDO, AIA |
I’ll give you a hint. It’s the same answer to ‘What is your
novel about?’
Twitter pitches - or loglines - are both approximately the
same length, under 30 words. To summarize your novel in so few words and make
it interesting is the mark of a good writer. How to keep them legible,
informative, and grammatically correct is the bug in the pudding.
Every logline needs the following:
- Genre
- Main Character
- Conflict
- Consequence.
Piece of cake, right? Eh, not so much.
This week is part Fun and part Submission.
- In the Comments section, write a logline/twitter pitch for a famous book or movie without revealing the name.
- Submit your WIP’s logline to beccoff(at)nwmo(dot)com and I’ll post them for review.
To start the creative juices flowing, here is a twitter
pitch for a famous book:
In the 1950’s, summer ends with six-year-old Jean’s introduction to racism when her lawyer father defends a black man in the Deep South.
What is the name of the book?
Remember; send the logline for YOUR wip to the above address
for posting.
Use comment section on this post for a famous book or movie.
24 comments:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - I assume Jean is Scout's real name :)
I've tried this and its hard. So I've been using short quotes from people who leave reviews for my books. This seems to work a bit better.
Thanks for attacking loglines this week!
Here is a favorite of mine:
True love is tested by the perils of betrothal, pirates, kidnapping, sword fights and some kissing.
Her nickname makes it too easy. Everyone would guess it.
Oh, wait...hm.
HA! One of my favorites.
Pirates. Dead Man's Chest.
I find it incredible that I can't summarize in 30 words a story I've lived with for months.
Part of the reason is akin to having my nose pressed against the mirror. No way can I see the whole image.
Like you said, using quotes from other people is a great way to go. They have a truer perspective than ours.
I need to do this for my WIP. Thanks for the advice!
and i thought queries were hard....*sticks tongue out at said logline*
I guess I was too vague... That's not the movie I was thinking about. I think I need to add "chocolate-coated miracles" to that list.
*scratching head*
Ya got me beat.
Followers??
If I didn't know how to cuss already, composing loglines and queries would begin the process.
You want Elves? We got Elves! Hobbits? Yup! Epic journeys to throw a ring into a burning pit of hell saving the world from unimaginable evil? Oh yes. And Dragons...
Wait, I know this one...
When's the deadline for submitting pitches? I can't get to that today, but I should try it.
You have plenty of time. All week.
tip of my tongue. um, um...
Winnie the Pooh! eheheheheheheh
Princess Bride?
I think it's very well described and interesting.I got it right away.
Great tips I like the idea of this.
To Kill A Mocking Bird?
Yes!
Someone explain to me how it is Winnie the Pooh? 0-0 Or is this a joke I'm not getting because I was totally thinking Lord of the Rings. But maybe that's the point... -hides head in shame-
FOTFLMAO
How to Train Your Dragon! *oh crap. No pirates*
Star Wars! *grrr. No dragons. darn, I thought I had it*
Too easy I know.
Post a Comment