Frederik Elting's Lounge Discussions

Frederik Elting
You can do it too!

Not as advertising, but as motivation for 2025: You can successfully complete your big projects too: my new eBook has been released!

Thank you to all the inspiring people on this platform!

Maurice Vaughan

Congratulations on your eBook getting released, Frederik Elting! Thanks for the motivation.

Deborah Cmr

Congratulations!! I'm working on mine!!

Julieanna Aliwarga

Congratulations Frederik! This is amazing! You are inspiring.

Mariia Kukkakorpi

Congrats on new book!

Geoff Hall
A conversation starter about loglines

Hi, Happy Saturday wonderful screenwriters.

So here’s a question to kick-start a conversation about loglines.

You have a story (long-form tv series) which has multiple threads, plot-lines and multiple protagonists and antagonists. How do you distill that down to create a coherent logline, which doesn’...

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Geoff Hall

So this is the X Files ‘overview’ (could we consider it a logline?) on IMDb:

“Two FBI Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully, the sceptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden...

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Geoff Hall

And here’s the same thing from IMDb about the 3 Body Problem:

“A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an ex...

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Mike Boas

You could summarize all your stories by naming their common theme: Characters A,B, and C interact with the theme of X in the world of Y.

Or do one short logline for each story and just pack them all in one paragraph.

Wal Friman

Yep, like Mike says. Theme is the first that came to my mind. You describe your characters as one and treat your many threads, as a story world. Themes on two fronts with a goal and stakes.

Jaishwin SV.

Greetings I can do multi protagonist and antagonist story I have written a novel. So in my novel THERE ARE SO MANY MAIN CHARECTER AND IMORTANT ONEs .

Maurice Vaughan
Merry Christmas, Nice and Naughty Screenwriters!

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it!

If you’re on the Nice List, you get a script sale or writing job. And a vacation!

If you’re on the Naughty List, you get a pile of rejection letters and old candy canes.

Hope everyone got some writing, pitching, networking, etc. done this month, even if...

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Maurice Vaughan

Merry Christmas, Jed Power!

Mark Deuce

Merry Christmas Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

Merry Christmas, Mark Deuce!

Michael Dzurak

Did someone hear shots fired at Nakatomi Plaza? If so, Merry Christmas!

Maurice Vaughan

Haha Michael Dzurak. Someone call John McClane. Merry Christmas!

Frederik Elting
Hi there!

I’m Frederik Elting, a writer and storyteller from Germany. I work across various forms of storytelling, including screenwriting, theater, short fiction and poetry sometimes.

Like every writer, I sometimes feel like I should write more – but then life gets in the way. Whether it’s chasing too many i...

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Maurice Vaughan

Welcome to the community, Frederik Elting. It's great to meet you.

"Like every writer, I sometimes feel like I should write more – but then life gets in the way." I know what you mean. It can be hard t...

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António Monfort

Hi Frederike Elting no matter how life treats, you donot stop doing what you love.

Tama Lak

Your genuineness stands out, it’s refreshing and inspiring.

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