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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Pitch #38: Jessica Love
Title: Giving In
Genre: YA Contemporary
Kicked off dance team, Chelsea Park is forced to join the theater where she must decide what really matters: keeping secrets to stay popular or letting her inner dork take the spotlight.
Just my opinion, but I think it needs work. How about:
A teenager, kicked off her dance team for bad behavior, finds a secret solace with geeks at the local theater, but she'll have to embrace her inner dork to let her true light shine.
Okay, there's a couple of things missing. I know it's YA, you know it's YA, probably everyone knows it's YA. I still think you should say it. Or elude to it. I'm going to suggest some things in bold below.
When she's kicked off [her high school] dance team, Chelsea Park join(s) the theater (Is this not the school drama club? That's what I thought. But when you say "joins theater" it makes it sound like a community theater or something. I thought it was drama class, like high school musical productions, you know? If so, clarify that.) where she must decide what really matters: keeping secrets to stay popular or letting her inner dork take the spotlight.
So just some cleaning issues at the beginning. Other than that, I quite like this, especially the witty "inner dork."
Yeah, use drama club! Hehe, I want to read this book. I'm such a dance/drama nerd:) Adding 'high school' would definitly clarify that this is YA. But I like your initial logline better than the suggestions. Nice:)
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! :-) How's this:
When she's kicked off her high school dance team, Chelsea Park joins drama club where she must decide what really matters: keeping secrets to stay popular or letting her inner dork take the spotlight.
Hey Jessica,
ReplyDeleteJust my opinion, but I think it needs work. How about:
A teenager, kicked off her dance team for bad behavior, finds a secret solace with geeks at the local theater, but she'll have to embrace her inner dork to let her true light shine.
Okay, there's a couple of things missing. I know it's YA, you know it's YA, probably everyone knows it's YA. I still think you should say it. Or elude to it. I'm going to suggest some things in bold below.
ReplyDeleteWhen she's kicked off [her high school] dance team, Chelsea Park join(s) the theater (Is this not the school drama club? That's what I thought. But when you say "joins theater" it makes it sound like a community theater or something. I thought it was drama class, like high school musical productions, you know? If so, clarify that.) where she must decide what really matters: keeping secrets to stay popular or letting her inner dork take the spotlight.
So just some cleaning issues at the beginning. Other than that, I quite like this, especially the witty "inner dork."
Well, Elana did a nice job with all of my issues/questions with it.
ReplyDeleteI'd use "drama club" over theater, says the former (current?) drama nerd. Definitely more pathetic.
Good luck!
Yeah, use drama club!
ReplyDeleteHehe, I want to read this book. I'm such a dance/drama nerd:)
Adding 'high school' would definitly clarify that this is YA. But I like your initial logline better than the suggestions.
Nice:)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback, everyone! :-) How's this:
ReplyDeleteWhen she's kicked off her high school dance team, Chelsea Park joins drama club where she must decide what really matters: keeping secrets to stay popular or letting her inner dork take the spotlight.
I really like this. IMHO I don't know if you need "the" before drama club or not. Just wondering if it would flow better with it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Jessica! :D