It’s Conference Time
As I’ve read over websites for agents, editors, and writers, I have learned a great deal about the writing industry. I pour through books on writing, blogs, and forums for anything I can pick up. It is for these reasons that I feel I really am ready for this weekend. The business side of writing is something that definitely interests me.
So when I found this gem of an article, by Linda Rohrbough, I was very happy. It really does simplify the pitch process in a practical way. I am glad that I took the time to read it. In the article she talks about Log Lines. In essence, this is two lines that describe your entire book. It was a great deal harder than it sounded, by the way. The first line is the basic hook for the protagonist, and the second is the hook for the sub-plot(s). After many drafts I finally decided on one and thought I would share it. I’m so very excited, we leave in the morning.
See you guys next week! (Unless I sneak in a night post from Austin.)
To Colby Chemil, being different was nothing new, but when the headmaster of his school suddenly vanishes, he is swept into the middle of a power struggle leading him down a path that sheds light on his own mysterious past.
When Colby is forced to flee into a magical forest, his closest friends are left with the duty of finding the headmaster and discovering how he was so quietly replaced.
Tags: Regarding Robert
June 26th, 2009 at 5:03 am
As an avid reader of fiction I haver been reading ‘Log Lines’ for years and didn’t know what they were called. Very interesting. And an interesting challenge to sum up a story in 2 lines.