So much for my prediction of Cindy maybe writing Registered Delivery. Thanks for reading though, Cindy and Rob. You guys rock.

To restore my shaken confidence, I'm going out on a limb and boldy predict that Willy Brown wrote The Broken Locker. (and not a bad effort. Keep at it, Willy!)

I did not write Love Letters.
It was a ploy to confuse you people. I contacted Bert and begged him with a promise of a hefty reward to play along and it worked. You all fell for it.

And for the record. I don't drink wine.  

Okay... think I've gotten to every script.  (except for the 2 that I couldn't open and/or read the font)

First time here and I had a good time with it.  Fun little exercise that forces writers to do what we all need to do... write.

Research, outlines, formatting... all important stuff but so much is gained by simply putting thoughts down on paper.  Practice does make perfect.

Only bummer (to me at least) was the genre that was selected.  Would have liked to ditch the genre restriction all together.  For such as quick deadline, just think it forces your hand into resorting to the 1st or 2nd concept that pops into your head.  In turn, limiting most scripts to 'mailman falls into bizarre situation' idea.

However, lotta fun writing and reading the entries.  Hope to stay a regular part of the boards and look forward to chatting with you guys/gals more often.

Peace.

PS  Lotta people throwing out authorship hints but I'll not resort to such nonsense.   The only thing I'll say is the "signs always become clearer after the fact."

I do have to agree that the drama "genre," for the second consecutive time had something to do with the lower participation on this Challenge and the line itself wasn't very fun to work with. I do think there were a few that really hit it hard to find a new angle for and a bunch that automatically submitted to "my character is a mailman, and everything is drama to start with."

I would in the future like to see quirkier genre selections: period action, children's, etc. Or maybe role or settings requirements: all roles must be opposite sex of author, everything must happen in the same room.

All in all, I do love the Challenges as they serve well to get the gears grinding.

Quoted from Grandma Bear I did not write Love Letters. It was a ploy to confuse you people. I contacted Bert and begged him with a promise of a hefty reward to play along and it worked. You all fell for it. And for the record. I don't drink wine.

I didn't fall for it. I knew all along and just pretended to fall for it. So you guys fell for it. I contacted myself with promises of a hefty reward to play along and it worked.  

Quoted from mcornetto I say we should just keep it anonymous forever because I didn't like the reviews I got for mine so I'd rather no one know I wrote it.

I'll second that motion.

Like Moroh, I'm a first timer to the site and the OWC was my first/only submission so far. I read all the scripts and while they didn't all appeal to me, I think it's good for us writers to take the time to read others' work so that we get a chance to hear someone else's voice.

I won't give a clear hint at which script is mine, but I will say that I joined this site on the Wednesday or Thursday of the challenge week and I'm pretty sure that my script reflects its minute development period. My features are nowhere near completion, but I'm hoping to put up a short sometime soon so that everyone here has a better idea of what I can do with a little more time.

Thanks for the criticisms everyone, and thanks everyone that submitted an entry of their own, if nothing else the whole process was entertaining and a good learning experience.

Have any of the scripts this OWC gotten high ratings on every review? As far as i can tell the answer seems to be no.

Its great to see how opinions differ from each other.

i would like to see a 24hr excersise one time.
I usually don't start writing till the last day anyway.

It would also be interesting to work with a partner and do a short in a small time frame.

I think that maybe 24 hours might be a little too short though because we are dealing with time zones across the world.

It's 2:23 am (next day - Saturday) over in Israel right now. And here it's only 5:23 pm on Mountain time here in Alberta.

If we were working with a partner over there for instance, it wouldn't always work too well if we were limited to 24 hours.

If one doesn't need to sync up with a partner for a challenge though, 24 hours could work. The only thing would be other work and commitments getting in the way.

Sandra

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. It would also be interesting to work with a partner and do a short in a small time frame. I think that maybe 24 hours might be a little too short though because we are dealing with time zones across the world. It's 2:23 am (next day - Saturday) over in Israel right now. And here it's only 5:23 pm on Mountain time here in Alberta. If we were working with a partner over there for instance, it wouldn't always work too well if we were limited to 24 hours. If one doesn't need to sync up with a partner for a challenge though, 24 hours could work. The only thing would be other work and commitments getting in the way. Sandra

Maybe if we knew about it really far in advance so we could plan accordingly? Or maybe two challenges could take place back to back (one 24 hours, the second that one ends the second one goes up) incase it's too difficult to settle on a single date.

However it works, I love the idea of seeing people's ideas and craft generated on demand.

It's a hard thing to do since one can't wait for inspiration to hit.

Sandra

24 hour challenge would be fun. It would be cool to have a real off the wall kind of genre as Tim (Souterfell) suggested, though. I'll play.

this was my first time...thanks to all that took the time to read/respond to my submission...i know i have a long way to go to reach the level where some of you are...i think critical reviews are good...as long as they are done in a positive manner...its hard to get unbiased feedback sometimes, and this is a great place for it...thanks again...

peace,
slap shot

We all have a long way to go...

Not just in this little life's journey, but in an eternal quest for perfection and reason.

(I can hear Mike saying he's got a tingling again.)

... Gosh Darn Glimmer-Gleam he keeps grabbing... and no one will ever no why because the posts were deleted... and he was the one who really started it all.

Sheesh! Now everyone is wondering about Glimmer-Gleam!

Sandra

When will the original author names be announced?