Comments on: Structure Part 5–Keeping Focused & Nailing the Pitch–Understand Your "Seed Idea" https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:55:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: What “Finding Nemo” Can Teach Us About Story Tension | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2089 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:55:40 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2089 […] Do you see how every break the protagonist gets comes with a new test? This is why it is so critical for us to at least start out with our story’s log-line. What is our story about? Learn more about log-lines (BIG story goal), here. […]

]]> By: Sharon T. Rose https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2088 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:51:52 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2088 It took me a whole day of screaming, bleeding on the keyboard, and reading the cruel rejections of others, but I think I finally have my log-line.

“An emotionally damaged young woman must save the world before her past destroys everyone’s future.”

]]> By: Stormie Kent https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2087 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:23:24 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2087 I was tricked by the gravatar when leaving my last comment and didn’t hyperlink my blog or website like a good little We Are Not Alone acolyte.

]]> By: Stormie Kent https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2086 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:12:53 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2086 Okay, I know I’m late to the party but I just spent 2 hours back reading the structure blogs. How is this for a log line? If it needs work I want to know while I only have an outline and one chapter invested.

*An emotionally scarred woman, who was publicly denied by her father, must reconcile with the sister that he accepted and open her heart to a male love interest that once cared for/loved them both.*

This is her emotional deal. It is a futuristic sci-fi romance so of course their will be lots of fighting and space travel.

]]> By: What “Finding Nemo” Can Teach Us About Story Action « Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2085 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:37:09 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2085 […] Do you see how every break the protagonist gets comes with a new test? This is why it is so critical for us to at least start out with our story’s log-line. What is our story about? Learn more about log-lines (BIG story goal), here. […]

]]> By: Hives « Myndi Shafer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2084 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:29:16 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2084 […] writers – a log-line is a single sentence that tells what a book or story is about.  Kristen Lamb has a frigging fabulous post on writing log-lines – one I’m a little embarrassed to admit I can pretty much recite verbatim. […]

]]> By: How to Hook a Reader and NEVER Let Go « Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2083 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:34:17 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2083 […] every participant MUST tell us what her story is about in ONE sentence. I recommend you check out this earlier blog for a more detailed […]

]]> By: Gene Lempp’s Book Review of Save the Cat by Blake Snyder | Nicole Basaraba's Uni-Verse-City https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2082 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:38:04 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2082 […] Kristen Lamb has a great post that explains Log-lines here. […]

]]> By: Monique H. https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2081 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:01:00 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2081 Hi Kristen,

Im starting my first romance novel and your blog is by far the best resource I have encountered to date! I feel like I have struck novel writing gold through the study of your wisdom! Thank you so much! Let’s see if I understand what your saying on log-lines. Here’s mine:

Dark Waves of Rapture is about an insecure young woman who is living a life of disgrace for her parents betrayal and must uncover secrets within her family in order to destroy The Horde’s threat to humankind.

I know the blog post was written 8 months ago but hopefully you will receive an email whenever anyone leaves a reply. Any feedback you are willing to give would be greatly appreciated!

]]> By: What “Finding Nemo” Can Teach Us About Story Action « Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2010/11/keeping-focused-nailing-the-pitch-understand-your-seed-idea/#comment-2080 Mon, 23 May 2011 17:22:48 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=1712#comment-2080 […] Do you see how every break the protagonist gets comes with a new test? This is why it is so critical for us to at least start out with our story’s log-line. What is our story about? Learn more about log-lines (BIG story goal), here. […]

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