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How to logline a dual-plot story

Mar 5, 2010 11:08am

If both plotlines are key to your story, you need to make that clear in the logline. Otherwise, you risk future readers feeling like you bait-and-switched them....

Free ebooks correlated with increased print-book sales

Mar 5, 2010 10:49am

In books and in movies, increased sampling usually generates more sales than it costs....

Hiring complete

Mar 2, 2010 10:11am

I've picked my Director of Digital Things....

How much should ebooks cost?

Mar 1, 2010 1:17pm

Adding up the publisher's expenses shows there is plenty of room for flexibility in pricing....

On Alice in Wonderland

Feb 25, 2010 3:43pm

I've not written Alice in Wonderland three times. It's a recurring motif, dating back to 1995 and the very start of my career....

Can I base a character on a real asshole?

Feb 24, 2010 11:49am

You're naturally going to be drawn towards real-life people who are fascinating. That's a good thing. Observe behavior. Figure out motivations and pathology. Then forget the real person....

Should I mention the script was optioned?

Feb 18, 2010 9:22am

Producers and production companies aren't necessarily going to be excited that someone else had the project before them. Yes, it validates their taste a bit, but they may worry that the script has already been burned out around town. If everyone has read it and passed, what are...