So the January OWC is going to be a Valentine's Day themed OWC?

I'll try, but writing romance is a bit outside my expertise. No one I ever dated (up to and including the one I married) was ever hung up on all the courtship rituals. Most stress I ever had leading up to a Valentine's Day was remembering the names of all my classmates in Third Grade.

Dammit, I was so close on guessing on the clues!  I had the right week, and even said it’s always announced on a Friday. I feel like I should get a mug for just being in the ballpark.

Also, I’m going to enter, even though my wife claims my idea of a romantic gesture consists of putting the toilet seat down after using the loo.

Gary

Do I get a prize for getting Eve Plumb?

Quoted from Gary in Houston Also, I’m going to enter, even though my wife claims my idea of a romantic gesture consists of putting the toilet seat down after using the loo.Gary

FUNNY!

Even funnier is that I'm the one who preaches about the toilet seat being down over here! My girlfriend has gotten a Hell of alot better, but not perfect still, and when we have grandkids over, the front bathroom toilet seat ain't down unless I close it myself.

Also, my girlfriend doesn't seem to be impressed when I give her kitchen gadgets, a vacuum, or other cleaning tools for Christmas.  Am I not romantic?

Hmmm I could do romantic even though it makes me gag... gonna be a short??? or 7WC?? Cuz I do need to get a sappy Hallmark thing in my bag of scripts.

Quoted from Pale Yellow Hmmm I could do romantic even though it makes me gag... gonna be a short??? or 7WC?? Cuz I do need to get a sappy Hallmark thing in my bag of scripts.

I'll be happy if I can pull my current "serious effort in motion" draft into existence.

We share the same feelings with regard to "sappy". I just can't stomach it either and that says a lot because I'm a "too soft-too sentimental-person-" at heart.

So I don't get it.

But as far as writing out of genre?

One thing I do is try and challenge myself by studying genres that I myself don't want to write...

...Not that I'm going to write that genre, but rather, try and put myself inside that point of view. I think that challenge serves a purpose.

Sandra

If it is Valentine's Day themed, it doesn't have to be sappy or sentimental. Lots of breakups happen around then, disappointment, single people celebrating Anti-Valentine"s...

Quoted from ReneC If it is Valentine's Day themed, it doesn't have to be sappy or sentimental. Lots of breakups happen around then, disappointment, single people celebrating Anti-Valentine"s...

I'm not some kind of love/romance teetotaler, and in fact have boy-meets-girl plot points in a couple of my scripts, but none of them is anywhere near a traditional romance (for example, Glass House has a female serial killer who finally meets a guy who measures up to her high expectations... not holding my breath for the Hallmark Channel to call).

If this is a romantic theme.  The things I say are pure cheese.  In the beginning she said it wasn’t her thing.  But deep down, I know she loves it.  Or at least I tell myself that.  On the page it’ll be pure cheese.

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. I'll be happy if I can pull my current "serious effort in motion" draft into existence. We share the same feelings with regard to "sappy". I just can't stomach it either and that says a lot because I'm a "too soft-too sentimental-person-" at heart. So I don't get it. But as far as writing out of genre? One thing I do is try and challenge myself by studying genres that I myself don't want to write... ...Not that I'm going to write that genre, but rather, try and put myself inside that point of view. I think that challenge serves a purpose. Sandra

Totally agree with you on studying what you don't want to write. I am one of those writers that still has not found my niche ...but I hate most of all writing comedy but I often read it. Can learn to swim by treading deep water. (long as there are not hungry sharks)

Next Friday!

Sharpen your keyboards!  

Wait? NEXT FRIDAY?

Quoted from Zack Has there ever been an OWC where the genre is Action? Zack

Yes, there was one such OWC a few years ago.
http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-june2011owc/m-1306363597/s-0/

I would just humbly ask that the powers that be make this a "normal" OWC -- i.e., one week to enter, one week to review, then results.  Maybe shorter number of pages to make it easier for us to review as many as possible.

Just my two cents.
Gary

Quoted from Gary in Houston I would just humbly ask that the powers that be make this a "normal" OWC -- i.e., one week to enter, one week to review, then results.  Maybe shorter number of pages to make it easier for us to review as many as possible. Just my two cents. Gary

The "save the date" was for a three-week period, so sounds like this will be fairly close.