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Create a killer log line

By Bill Lundy
Published: February 3, 2011

So you've written a really great script. How are you going to get people to read it? That’s where your log line comes in. For the uninitiated, a log line is a one- or two-sentence description of your story. It’s arguably the single biggest selling tool a writer uses. How do you create a killer log line, one guaranteed to grab someone’s interest? It’s really a very simple formula.

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