I'm afraid to spell it out. Don't want to cause Don extra stress or anything. All I'm going to say is, it's January.....  

Was I being too subtle or does no one care about the OWCs anymore???  

Pia,

Perhaps no one knows that *** means.  

Something is coming.  

Eventually.

- Don

Pia and Don,

Sounds fun. Can anyone enter?

All the best,
Marty

Quoted from Marty Pia and Don, Sounds fun. Can anyone enter? All the best, Marty

Marty,

Yes, anyone can enter.  

- Don

Thanks, Don.

Looking forward to it.

Looks like Blondie is cooking something for us. Last January it was "Gender Swap" - female writers wrote men and vice versa.
What now...

Looking forward to it. Need some inspiration!

Haven't written any shorts for a few months now and I've had a break from writing altogether for a couple of weeks so I should be OK for this. Hope it's a good one.

Timescale depending I'm down, like a clown, with a frown, in town. Will review regardless, totes excited

It's coming...

YES! I need something to get me out of this slump. After an overdose of the holidays, this might put my train of thoughts back on the rails. Bring it on!

I haven't actually written anything since the last OWC, been feeling completely burnt out to be honest. I think another OWC is needed to break me out of this spell!

BUT WHAT'S THIS??

I see it's actually listed as a two week challenge?? BLASPHEMY!

Woohoo! You're on it, Mark. I just noticed the bookmark for the January 2018 TWO Week Challenge. Not as quick and painless as a OWC but beggars can't be choosers, right?

It's time to keep an eye out for the clues to come.

I don't remember there ever was a two-week challenge.
There was a first ten challenge, followed by the full script submittance, but I can't remember how long the first ten took.
Can't keep the drool off.

I think the first ten pages of a feature was run as a regular OWC. We never had to turn in the feature. It was up to each writer to finish. I still have mine.  

You guys are correct. We have had a 3WC once and had a 2WC back before I was even on the boards. But, rest assured, it is coming.

Quoted from Grandma Bear I'm afraid to spell it out. Don't want to cause Don extra stress or anything. All I'm going to say is, it's January.....

Ah, ok - I didn't participate, so missed out on the correct story of it.

So, the two-week thing was done before... Hmm, that puts me in a detective mood!

It's actually a One Week Challenge, but it involves time travel so you have two weeks to work on it.

Ah, a throwback to the January 2014 OWC... =)

I hope it's something that will spark a feature. I need to get thru about three this year

I finished one from the 7WC before... and I think I finished one other one we started here.

Anyway ... what time of the month are we doing this thing? Even though it's two weeks... I know mine will be a last minute three hour climb. I am bad about doing that yall.

If you're going to try and last minute this contest, Dena, I'm going to wish you luck because you're going to need it.

What? What? Where? How? What now?

Where are the clues? What’s the challenge?

I’m keen for a thing to flush my brain of all the booze and mince pies. Any meta-clues appreciated!

Quoted from Shakey What? What? Where? How? What now? Where are the clues? What’s the challenge? I’m keen for a thing to flush my brain of all the booze and mince pies. Any meta-clues appreciated!

Don't worry, it'll all become clear soon enough and everything about the challenge will be announced in due time.

This pre-announcement is just the building of suspense and dangling the bait part.  
'flush my brain of booze and mince pies' - good description.

1/12/18...

Quoted from Mr. Blonde 1/12/18...

When it starts? Or when we find out when it starts?

Only the shadow knows.

Tomorrow. Here in the UK, the date written like that would be the 1st December. We'd write, 12/01/18.

So I have two weeks to come up with something that should have taken me a day to write, but I screw around until I see the timer at the top of the page on day 13 and come up with some mindless drivel at the last minute?  Count me in!

Gary

I checked out the two week challenge for Jan 2009 and it involved pairing.

Okay. Not that much time left in Jan 12th...

Exactly what I was thinking... Although it's 1:30 in the arvo here on the 13th, so actually well over time.  

Quoted from Grandma Bear Okay. Not that much time left in Jan 12th...

Maybe Mr. Blonde lives in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa?

I do not. But, the reveal will happen in 90 minutes... =)

You're gonna make me stay up until midnight????

On SKype with Pia... have to wait to see! Anyone wanna chat with us we are up waiting!

But... this was ALL more than ninety minutes ago...

Is it now yet?

Quoted from Shakey But... this was ALL more than ninety minutes ago... Is it now yet?

In our world, the OWC prompt was given over here. But in some alternate, dystopian world, the announcement was never made and Western Civilization collapsed.