The 7WC 1st Ten Pages.   Note: Some of chosen to do this anonymously and some have chosen to not.  That is ok.  Even if you didn't submit your first ten pages, you can still participate.  Final scripts are do on September 11th at 11:59 pm edt.

Treasure Chest by Richard Russell - Thriller - An antique tea chest lands an interior decorator in the fight of her life.  1st 10 pages - pdf, format

Blood Harvest by Toby Ellmers - Thriller - Kabul, Afghanistan. A drug-addicted FBI agent is brought in to work alongside the bigoted local police force to investigate a suicide bombing at the American Embassy. But as her investigation leads her deep into the corrupt world of CIA-sanctioned heroin production, and an attempt on her life is made, she realises that more may be at stake than saving her career.   1st 10 pages - pdf, format

Psykyesis by Eric Wall - Thriller - A recently widowed young woman must make a hard decision regarding her pregnancy. Complicating that decision... a serial attacker who has been attempting crude C-sections to steal unborn children.  1st 10 pages - pdf, format

Well done folks

I'll try and get to reading.

Later on I may tap you up for a read in return, although I appreciate there is more to come

Cheers

QUESTION : I have an idea for this , it would be a dark version mystery with Nancy Drew . Is that against the rules for this contest ?

If it fits the parameters i.e., female lead, thriller/horror/action/MacGuffin etc. I'd say, why not. It's a creation of your own isn't it - I mean the character won't be called Nancy Drew?

Quoted from TheFuture QUESTION : I have an idea for this , it would be a dark version mystery with Nancy Drew . Is that against the rules for this contest ?

Why would it be against the rules?

Quoted from Don Why would it be against the rules?

Because the character Nancy Drew is not my creation , but the story is . Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get disqualified for using a copyrighted character .

Quoted from TheFuture Because the character Nancy Drew is not my creation , but the story is . Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get disqualified for using a copyrighted character .

Why not just use the story that you have in mind, but tell it with a character that you create?

I could do that , just thought a Nancy Drew fan script would be cool . But I'll just be more creative a create a character . Thanks again for the replies everyone , glad to be apart of a great forum !

Quoted from TheFuture I could do that , just thought a Nancy Drew fan script would be cool . But I'll just be more creative a create a character . Thanks again for the replies everyone , glad to be apart of a great forum !

Great to hear! Fan scripts can be a good learning exercise for new writers, but I have always been of the school of thought that time and effort can still be better spent working on a wholly original idea. Besides, once you finish an original script, you have something that is totally yours to do with as you please, which includes trying to get it produced, something that you cannot do with fan fiction (given the copyright pitfalls).

Good luck with your entry.

And welcome to the site!

Bumping this question to ask from the previous thread...

Quoted from AnthonyCawood what's the rules on dual protags for this OWC?

I don't think it was answered, but feel free to point me to the direction. Would a 50/50 split between a male/female protag not be in the spirit of the challenge?

Quoted from nawazm11 Bumping this question to ask from the previous thread... I don't think it was answered, but feel free to point me to the direction. Would a 50/50 split between a male/female protag not be in the spirit of the challenge?

Female lead. The split, imo, is not within the spirt of the challenge.

Don

Thanks for the quick reply, Don.

That's me out unfortunately, the challenge has thrown up a great idea (imho), but the story has decided it doesn't want to fit within any of the criteria, except the McGuffin!

Don, can you make the next 7WC a romantic period drama please

Anthony

I didn't find out about this challenge until Tuesday or Wednesday, so I'm a little late to the party.

And not realizing this was a seven (not one) week challenge, and a feature(?), I came up with a pretty cool concept. Thinking it was gonna be another quick short, I cut to the chase pretty early on. Now I've got some (more) kinks to work out.

I might've bitten off more than I can chew, but hell, I'll see where it goes. I love the challenge of coming up with something from scratch by a set deadline.

Good luck to everybody!