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No one can read everything. Busy book and film industry pros decide which works merit further attention based on loglines and pitch sheets. The logline is a ten-second pitch of your story's basic concept, designed to make the reader want more. A good logline tells the reader three things: WHO the story is about, what their GOAL is, and the nature of the OBSTACLE that must be overcome.

If the logline is good, the reader will look at the pitch sheet; if the pitch sheet holds their interest, they'll read your sample pages, outline or treatment—or ask to see the work itself. If you really hit a home run, they may go straight from logline to read.

I'll read your book and write you a logline to use when pitching your project to agents, managers, editors, publishers, and film companyy execs. In fact, I'll write you two loglines to use as you see fit. If you choose the budget-minded phone option (see below), I'll slash the price by up to 70% (because it takes less time).

Click here for sample loglines.

BOOK PRICE:   $350 for a book of 350 pages or less; $1 per additional page (1 page = 250 words)
$100 flat fee if you choose the Phone Option

SCRIPT PRICE:   $150 for a script of 125 pages or less (uncheated); $1 per additional page (uncheated)
$100 flat fee if you choose the Phone Option

MOVIE PRICE:   $125 to watch your finished movie (under 2 hours) and prepare two loglines

PHONE OPTION DETAILS:  I'll speak with you by phone, and write one logline based on the information you provide, without reading (or viewing) the work itself. The Phone Option is for those on a minimal budget, and (not having read the actual book or screenplay) I cannot guarantee that the Phone Option Logline will represent the actual work with 100% accuracy. The degree of accuracy will depend on the accuracy of the information you provide.

TURNAROUND:   Two weeks on books; one week on scripts. One week on either if you choose the Phone Option.

Express service also available (50% rush fee): one week on books; 24 hours on screenplays; 24 hours on Phone Option.

Extreme service is another option: please inquire with your needs.

•  •  •  To submit a project or ask a question, send an email to the following address:






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SAMPLE LOGLINES:  

I can't share confidential client loglines, so I've prepared a few based on works you've probably seen or read:

•  A fugitive doctor wrongly convicted of killing his wife struggles to prove his innocence while pursued by a relentless US Marshall. (The Fugitive; simple concept)

•  A family struggles to escape a remote island park whose main attractions—genetically restored dinosaurs—have been set loose by a power failure. (Jurassic Park; ensemble / multiple protagonist)

•  In a society where criminals are arrested before their crimes are committed, a cop convicted of a future murder goes on the run to prove his innocence. (Minority Report; complex concept)

•  A young hacker discovers the world we know is a dream, created by intelligent machines to enslave humanity. Now he must lead a rebellion to free Mankind—while pursued by virtual assassins no man has ever defeated. (The Matrix; complex concept)









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Once you've hooked your reader's interest with the logline, it makes sense to follow up on that interest immediately. The pitch sheet starts with (and includes) a logline and takes things one giant step further by presenting the major elements of your story in a fast, easy-to-read "teaser" format. Like a movie trailer, the pitch sheet is designed to make the reader want to dive into the story you're selling. It gives them a sense of confidence in your ability to expand on the logline and flesh out the concept into a full-blown story. Ideally, it persuades them to ask for your manuscript or screenplay or, if they already have that—to read it right away.

A good pitch sheet can have the same effect on the public. My own publisher (Macmillan) liked my first pitch sheet so much, they ran it word-for-word on the back of the hardcover and paperback editions of my novel.

I'll read your book or screenplay and write you a pitch sheet (with logline) for use when pitching your project to agents, managers. editors, publishers and film company execs. In fact, I'll include two loglines to use as you see fit. If you choose the budget-minded phone option (see below), I'll cut the price by over 60%. (because it takes less time).

Click here for sample pitch sheets.

BOOK PRICE:   $400 for a book of 350 pages or less; $1 per additional page (1 page = 250 words)
$150 flat fee if you choose the Phone Option

SCRIPT PRICE:   $200 for a script of 125 pages or less (uncheated); $1 per additional page (uncheated)
$150 flat fee if you choose the Phone Option

MOVIE PRICE:   $175 to watch your finished movie (under 2 hours) and prepare the pitch sheet

PHONE OPTION DETAILS:  I'll speak with you by phone, and write a pitch sheet based on the information you provide, without reading (or viewing) the work itself. The Phone Option is for those on a minimal budget, and (not having read the actual book or screenplay) I cannot guarantee that the Phone Option Pitch Sheet will represent the actual work with 100% accuracy. The degree of accuracy will depend on the accuracy of the information you provide.

TURNAROUND:   Two weeks on books; one week on scripts. One week on either if you choose the Phone Option.

Express service also available (50% rush fee): one week on books; 24 hours on screenplays; 24 hours on Phone Option.

Extreme service is another option: please inquire with your needs.

•  •  •  To submit a project or ask a question, send an email to the following address:






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SAMPLE PITCH SHEETS:  

I can't share confidential client pitch sheets, so I've used one of my own, and prepared another based on a movie you've probably seen:



BOOK PITCH SHEET:



NANO
(tech thriller)



Nanotechnology promises all things: immortality, invincibility, wealth beyond imagination—and the utter destruction of Mankind. One man has it—and no one knows who...

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Mitchell Swain is the richest man in the world—until he announces "the ultimate technological breakthrough." The world stops for the press conference—and sees him assassinated.

No one knows what he was going to say.
Almost no one.

Jennifer Rayne intends to find out. A leading high-tech journalist, she was scheduled to interview Swain after the press conference. Instead, she investigates his murder.

What she finds is a scientist to whom Swain has funneled billions... A desperate U.S. government following the same clues... And a bizarre technology which promises invincibility, immortality, and the ability to destroy any enemy—or the earth itself.

Mankind has entered the final arms race.

It will last two days...



SCREENPLAY PITCH SHEET:


THE MATRIX
(action / sci-fi / tech thriller)



A young hacker discovers the world we know is a dream, created by intelligent machines to enslave humanity. Now he must lead a rebellion to free Mankind—while pursued by virtual assassins no man has ever defeated.

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Thomas Anderson spends his days as a cog in the corporate machine. By night, he hacks the web as "Neo," searching for answers to questions he doesn't know.

Contacted by the most wanted man on earth, Neo escapes government surveillance for a meeting. "Morpheus" tells Neo he's a slave in a prison he cannot see, and offers a choice: return to his soul-crushing corporate life, or take a pill that will reveal this prison—called the Matrix.

Neo takes the pill and learns the truth: the real world is a wasteland, shattered by a war between Man and Machine. Humanity has been enslaved by a victorious race of intelligent machines.

The world we know is a computer-generated dreamland, wired into our brains to control our minds and bodies. This is the Matrix.

Believing that Neo is the long-prophesied savior who will turn the Matrix against itself, Morpheus and his small band of rebels train Neo to enter the Matrix with them, evade its defenders, and attack the machines.

When Morpheus is captured, Neo must lead a rescue assault—against virtual assassins no man has ever defeated.

Neo will fulfill the prophecy and free Mankind—or die.






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