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Welcome to Challenge Number 3, the final round of the May Trifecta Challenge, aka the Mini Writers' Tournament.
Over the last couple of challenges I've messed with your heads, now it’s your chance to mess with mine... And, of course, that of your wider audience.
So, without further ado -
"A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order." Jean-Luc Godard
With that in mind, this round is all about writing an Experimental Narrative.
Your challenge is to write a one to six page script (1-6 pages) which does not conform to the conventional route of beginning, middle and end. You might elect to write in mixed chronology, or have your story start with the end at the beginning i.e., reverse chronology, you might mix up past, present, and future. Tell your story in non-linear structure.
Think:
Memento 500 Days of Summer Run Lola Run Pulp Fiction Irreversible
- to name a few.
Genre: Open
Theme: Open
Budget: Open - Write with any budget you want, keeping in mind that you may have a better chance of being produced with a low-budget concept.
How you construct your narrative and with whatever method or tricks you devise it (using the basic principles of non-linear chronology) is up to you. Just remember your story will impact your audience more if it is relatable, emotive, compelling, engaging... and hopefully easy to follow.
NB: Solo writers only. No pisstakes
Participation requires all entrants to read and comment on the discussion board as many entries as is possible, with a minimum of ten scripts.
Do not put your real name on your script; this is an anonymous challenge. However, please use your real name when submitting your script.
After the challenge closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit your script with your name on it.
This isn't a contest - it's a challenge. There are no official prizes.
A Countdown clock will commence shortly after Announcement.
Any questions, post them on this thread.
P.S. I promised you a breather. For that reason, and in an attempt to fit in with everyone's schedules and commitments as much as possible, this final round will operate like a normal OWC. Not four days, but seven.
I think this is going to be tough to write and tough to read. Our brains are likely to implode reading so many experimental narratives! I look forward to such an experience!
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I think looking at it this way (if telling in reverse) is nifty:
Reverse chronology is just what it says, telling the story as a series of revealing scenes going backwards in time. It answers the question, “Why?” whereas most stories answer the question, “What?”
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