Stakeout is the title of a favorite movie in our house. But that doesn't help for a logline... If I change it around... I'm thinking as I type here so how about this: Synopsis: It started with a rose on Valentines day. Lucy came home to find it sitting on her porch. She assumed that… Continue reading Logline 17 – stake-out
Category: Loglines
This is a set of loglines – one a day from prompts provided by Writesofluid
Logline 16 – Chalice
I did my research for this. What is a chalice? It can be a goblet, mug, cup... anything that holds something. In 'Indiana Jones and the last Crusade' is was wood (the gold and silver ones being the 'bad' chalices), and in the 'Da Vinci Code' it is was a woman (sorry if you haven't… Continue reading Logline 16 – Chalice
Logline 15 – Biking
Biking... Well there are many different types; mountain, racing, trick and then of course there is the motorbike which I could stretch the word to include. But I think I'll stick to the mountain bike... Synopsis Michael is sixteen and his birthday gift is a bike. You would have thought this a funny gift for… Continue reading Logline 15 – Biking
Logline 14 – Cattery
Difficult. I thought maybe a "Black Marble" with cats but in the end I decided to make up this one. It is the true(ish) story that I put together after a kitten was dumped in our veg patch. Synopsis The people all stand and look down at the cat. She has a collection of kittens.… Continue reading Logline 14 – Cattery
Logline 13 – Musical
This is an idea I have been playing around with for a child / young adult book, so... Synopsis Francine was born into a silent world. She is completely deaf but unlike others she is never fitted with any hearing device. She lives in a house where she is hidden away, her parents ashamed of… Continue reading Logline 13 – Musical
Logline 12 – Fresh Start
The number of stories in just these two words are overwhelming. But I think I will concentrate on getting a fresh start. How bad would life have to be in order for someone to just walk away... Synopsis Abby turned on the radio, happy to hear the heavy thump from a rock song. This time… Continue reading Logline 12 – Fresh Start
Logline 11 – Train Robbery
A train robbery... Well, there is the great train robbery but they've already made a film of that. In fact a couple of films... So I thought about going about it more abstractly. This is a solid gold train that was exhibited in a 2010 Train Show. What if this was stolen? Synopsis The group… Continue reading Logline 11 – Train Robbery
Logline 10 – Red Balloon
So there is the physical: Or there is a metaphor... Okay, I'm stuck. Its the balloon. All I see is, well, a balloon. Synopsis "Whose idea was it to use balloons?" The man next to him shrugged. They had watched one go up three hours ago. It had been green, meaning all was okay. Then… Continue reading Logline 10 – Red Balloon
Logline 9 – Oppression
I had to Google this word. Not that I didn't know what oppression was but to understand all the intricacies. So Wikipedia says: Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.[1] It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the… Continue reading Logline 9 – Oppression
Logline 8 – Runaways
Really for me this was not a difficult prompt. With my family background there are masses of runaways, but I decided to look at my mum's family... And my Irish ancestors. It has to be the potato famine... Did you know that recently they have found that the particular blight that caused the famine appears… Continue reading Logline 8 – Runaways
