How to write a logline.

If your goal is to get an agent, manager, producer, or executive to read your script, you need a 1-2 sentence summary of what it's about. Here's how to write one.

Aside from the script itself, your logline is the most important thing you will write.

No one will read your script unless you convince them to. And the best way to convince them is to give a 1-2 sentence summary of what your movie or TV show is about.

Unfortunately, many writers hate writing loglines and get overwhelmed at the idea of whittling their sto…