A middle-aged writer who fears his dreams of fame may never come notices obscure fabrications in the nonfiction works of a famous author (think Malcolm Gladwell in stature) and publishes a series of scathing corrections, which attract increasing attention and lead him to commit his own questionable acts in pursuit of fame.

by brandnewpeterson Penpusher · 96 pts 763 views

3 reviews

dpg Singularity · 112,231 pts ★ Accepted

At 57 words the logline is too long and lays out too much information, almost the ?entire story arc, which is unnecessary. ?All that's needed are a few basic elements. ?These elements are discussed under "Training" at the top of the web page.

And is he merely struggling, or is a more congruent character trait ?in relation to the story arc that he's ambitious which leads him to overreach? ?IOW: what is his character flaw that leads to his downfall?

Neer Shelter Singularity · 55,464 pts

The only thing I can add, to the above, is you will be better off thinking in specific terms. Focus on the details of the story instead of generic descriptions such as "...obscure fabrications..." and "...questionable acts...".

Richiev Singularity · 82,714 pts

I think this is an interesting idea, I think the logline would be improved by stating the goal of the lead character. What does the lead character want?