Having read quite a few of your entries I?ve noticed most (if not all) of said entries have been under 25 words so I want to make it known that when it comes to writing Loglines don?t be afraid of going over 25 words.

A Logline I recently wrote took me 58 words to explain the idea?to myself,?and in doing so I came out with a better understand the scope of my the overall story. From there I whittled that down to 40 odd words, then 35 odd and eventually down to 26 words. I found my favourite version of said Logline was 32 words long and I would not have known that if I didn?t push my Logline past the 25 word boundary.

When it comes to Loglines be aware that there are?2 Different Types of Loglines: One that you will use? during the planning/writing phase and one you will use for marketing purposes. I call the former a?Working Logline?and the latter the?Logline Pitch.

My 58 word behemoth would be an example of a Working Logline (of which I have refined said 32 words).

My 26 word Logline on the other hand could very well be my Logline Pitch. Chances are if you were sending your work to a film festival or an agent there could be a 25 word cut-out, so with the elimination of one word I have myself a marketable Logline.

With this I have two distinct pitches: a personal one that makes sense to me and a marketable version that makes sense to everyone (and/or target audience).

Where I?m going at with this is that you can break the rules, but it is most important that you learn and understand the rules. So break the rules, make it unconventional, and learn how the rules work because good writers are good editors, but even the best editor cannot work on a blank page.