37 Screenwriting Resources To Help You Write The Perfect Logline

The Logline. A valuable tool to help you both conceptualize and define the story you want to tell. Or in other words:

The story in one active sentence, focusing on the concept, main character and main conflict.

Having trouble crafting the perfect logline for your screenplay? Start here with tons of resources including videos, feedback, podcasts, articles, contests, breakdowns and more!

I recommend listening to Writing Great Loglines podcast over at Official Screenwriting while you surf.

LOGLINE ARTICLES, TIPS, TRICKS & MORE

Loglines: The first essential step to defining and evaluating your story | Script Magazine

F Your Loglines! | Mumblings and Musings of a Rookie Screenwriter

The Quest: How should you write a logline | Go Into The Story

The perfect logline | Screenwriting From Iowa

Industry Pros Breakdown Loglines | Scripts & Scribes

10 tips for writing loglines | Raindance

How To Write Effective Loglines | Screen Craft

Loglines for specs that sold in 2012 & what you can learn from them | LA Screenwriters

How to craft a damn good logline | Script Shadow

Learn How To Write A Logline For Your Screenplay Once And For All | No Film School

Movie Loglines Don’t Tease. They Tell. | Script Magazine

How to write an effective logline | My Blank Page

How to logline a dual plot story | John August

Writing loglines that sell | The Writer’s Store

4 Lessons On Writing A Killer Logline | Bang 2 Write

Loglines and you: How to get your script read by strangers in the industry | Script Magazine

The 6 most common logline weaknesses | Cracking Yarns

Logline Therapy: How to make your screenplay logline razor sharp | Johnathan Crossfield

Crafting A Logline That Can’t Be Ignored | Northwest Ohio Screenwriters

Writing loglines for a comedy | John August

Do you know how to write a logline that will get a script request every time? | Script Quack

How to write a killer logline | Screenwriting Goldmine

Loglines | The Bitter Script Reader

Writing effective loglines | Gideon’s Screenwriting Tips

The all powerful logline | Let’s Schmooze

Fun with loglines | Just Effing Entertain Me

A logline primer | Script Wrecked

Tips on loglines | Ink Tip

The most important 27 words a screenwriter will ever write | Cracking Yarns

Writing Loglines | Script Nurse

How to write the perfect logline | Indie Movie Making

The perfect logline | Story Pros

Writing good loglines | Movie Outline

MORE ON LOGLINES

Logline Library | The Script Lab

Logline Generator | The Story Department

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