Whether you've just felt the spark of inspiration for a new story idea, or you’re putting your finished screenplay in front of producers, managers, and agents… You need a logline.

A logline is one simple sentence, but an incredibly powerful tool that can help you throughout the screenwriting process.

In the development and writing phases, a good logline will help you unlock your story, understand the movie you’re writing, and keep you aiming for the right target so you don’t get lost along the way. And when your screenplay is finished, a good logline will intrigue listeners, stand out from the competition, and open doors to get your screenplay read.

In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to write your logline:

• What exactly IS a logline and when you should write one.
• Each element that MUST be included in the logline – plus a couple of optional elements that will make your logline stand out.
• My simple, frustration-free process for writing your logline.
• The 4 common logline problems to avoid.
• PLUS get example loglines from existing movies, as well as my analysis of loglines for some of the industry’s favorite screenplays.
• AND 10 logline templates to get you started!

Download Logline Shortcuts today and benefit from my decade of experience in the entertainment industry, working with hundreds of writers, reading thousands of scripts – and writing more loglines than I can count.

It’s all about capturing the essence of your story, and this concise guide will show you exactly how to do it so you can get your screenplay written AND get it read.