Nobody Reading Your Screenplay?
It Might Come Down To One Sentence.
Most screenwriters spend months on their screenplay and minutes on their logline.
That's the mistake this book fixes.
Because your logline is your first impression.
Your pitch. Your hook.
It's the 30 words that determine whether a producer,
manager or competition reader ever opens page one.
Most screenwriters treat it as an afterthought.
A box to check.
A nuisance.
But the writers that get read?
They nail the logline first.
When I first started writing screenplays, nobody really explained why the logline mattered. I sat in classes and seminars watching talented writers struggle with the same question: What do I even write here?
The information existed, but it was scattered across dozens of websites, forums and half explained workshop handouts. There was no single resource that pulled it all together and explained not just what a logline is but why it's the most important sentence you'll ever write for your screenplay.
That's the book I wish I had. So I wrote one for anyone in the same boat.
How to Hook Hollywood in 30 Words or Less exists because every screenwriter deserves a clear, practical guide to crafting a logline that makes readers lean in and want more.
A great logline doesn't just open doors.
It's your short pitch,
your elevator moment,
your first impression in any room.
That's worth getting right!
What You'll Get Inside
The Logline Traps That Kill — discover the 3 mistakes that make readers put your screenplay down before page one
The DNA of a Great Logline — the 5 markers every compelling logline needs and a simple flowchart to put it all together
Finding Your Hook — 4 proven ways to make Hollywood lean in and the One Movie Test
The 30 Word Discipline — how to cut without losing your soul using a step by step compression process with before and after examples
The Good, The Bad and The Brilliant — real logline examples from the Hall of Shame and Hall of Fame so you can train your eye
The Logline Laboratory — 3 fill in the blank formulas to write your logline right now
Your 5 Step Framework — everything you need to write your logline and go hook Hollywood
Your Price Today: Only $27.
What Industry Insiders Are Saying...
“A logline is like a book cover that makes you want to open it. In addition to pulling you in, has to offer the promise of more.”
Blake Snyder
Save The Cat
"If you can't tell your story in one sentence, you don't know what your story is."
Syd Field
Screenplay
"A logline is your biggest asset. It literally becomes the difference between 'Yes, I want to read that,' or 'No, I don't.'"
Lane Shefter Bishop
Creative Screenplay
Questions? Good.
Here's What Makes This Different.
Here's Why It Will Help You.
Most screenwriting books give loglines one chapter; this gives them an entire book. Everything you need in one resource. No endless online searching required.
Short enough to finish in one sitting. Focused enough to change how you write loglines forever.
The next time someone asks what your screenplay is about, you'll be ready.
Try It Risk-Free
If you read How to Hook Hollywood in 30 Words or Less and you don't feel it was worth every penny, email me within 14 days and I'll refund you in full.
No hoops, no questions, no hard feelings.
The only risk is staying stuck the next time someone asks what your screenplay is about.
About The Script Foundry
Lisa is a screenwriter and founder of The Script Foundry. Early in her journey, she spent hours researching loglines, wading through contradictory advice and struggling to explain what her own story was about. Writing and crafting a strong logline changed that. She wrote How to Hook Hollywood in 30 Words or Less to help screenwriters nail that logline before they write the whole screenplay.
Because a great logline is the anchor that keeps your story from floating away.
