Scripts of the RomCom 2019 OWC
Theme: Love/Romance
Genre: Rom-com
Challenge: Roses, chocolate and something red must be in the script. They should not be mere props in the background, but play some part, even if small.

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Writer's Choice

4.0 Crazy In Love by Warren Duncan (Warren) writing as The Mad Hatter - Short, RomCom, Dark - A woman battling mental health issues learns to let her guard down with the help of a quirky patient in a similar position. - pdf format

Writer's Liked

3.8 Blessing by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as - Grosbeak Bunting  - Short, RomCom - A year after losing her husband, a widow struggles with whether to date again. - pdf format


Writer's Also Liked

3.65 The Perfect Pair by Mark Moore (Irisheyes) writing as -  Gram Horse - Short, RomCom - An improbable pair meet their match. - pdf format


3.62 Postcards by Rene Claveau (ReneC) writing as The Mailman - Short, RomCom - When promised postcards never arrive, a man wonders if the meet cute was real or in his head. - pdf format


3.5 Rose Bud by David Lambertson (eldave1) writing as -  Joaquín Guzmán - Short, RomCom - Sometimes a break-up is the first step towards an engagement.  10 pages - pdf format


3.5 The Option by Gary Howell (Hawkeye) writing as Rudolph Valentino - Short, RomCom - A writer falls for a woman he meets in a bookstore, but a series of complications prevents them from connecting. - pdf format


The Rest in no particular order

Before The End Of The World by David Gonzalez (Philostrate) writing as James J. Brooks - Short, RomCom - Two best friends discover they are in love minutes before the world ends. 6 pages - pdf format

True Love by Vin Conzo (Conz) writing as Name Redacted IV - Short, RomCom - A fed-up Wife takes her ambitious Husband to marriage counseling after a string of over the top Christmas gifts. - pdf format

Small-Town Cops by Warren Duncan (Warren) writing as Fyve Owe - Short, RomCom, Mockumentary  - A small-town cop tries to resist the advances of an unusually persistent petty criminal. - pdf format

The Go-To Girl by David M Troop (DaveTroop) writing as Alvy Singer - Short, RomCom - A lovesick lawyer pursues his sexy secretary with the help of a vivacious vixen. - pdf format

Sometimes Boring Is Better by Cam Gray (Cam Gray) writing as - Elle Efess - Short, RomCom - Bored of each other, a couple venture into the world of online dating only for their experiences to force them to question whether boring was better. - pdf format

Worshipping Sophia by Lew Sherwood (Big Lew) writing as Lilly Pond - Short, RomCom - When a hopeless dullard gets a tattoo in memory of his ex-girlfriend he finds a wacky way he just might win her back again. - pdf format

Don't Burst My Bubble by Libby Chambers (LC) writing as - blank - Short, RomCom - A determined young boy tries to win over his first love. - pdf format

OMG! Leo's Got Leukemia! by Dena McKinnon (paleyellow) writing as Jheri Curl Gyro - Short, RomCom - When an agoraphobiac's internet boyfriend gets Leukemia, she must face her biggest fear if she wants to meet him before he dies.  - pdf format

Rough Love by Matthew Taylor (Matthew) writing as A Hopeless Romantic - Short, RomCom - When a homeless man falls for a commuter, he must build his confidence in order to say hello. 9 pages - pdf format

30 Years by Glenn Doyle (IamGlenn) writing as - Sam I. - Short, RomCom, Dramedy - A man celebrates his thirtieth wedding anniversary with his wife, with whom he's been away from for some time. - pdf format

Jurassic Love by Cameron Dueker (CameronD) writing as Michael Crichton - Short, RomCom - A kindergartner's Valentines Day is nearly ruined when the girl he loves has eyes only for Tyrannosaurus Rex - pdf format

Cowboy for a Day by Jeff Bush (Dreamscale) writing as - May Not Be Used - Short, RomCom - Ryker thinks he just may have found the love of his life...but he also told her he was a cowboy. - pdf format

Just Plane Unexpected by Greg Lehman (GregL) writing as Goyo "Contest Name" Gregerson - Short, RomCom - Nothing seems to make sense as a young couple joyfully celebrate an anniversary in a cold, empty airliner. 7 pages - pdf format

Steal Your Heart by David Farnum (heydaddystudios) writing as Gumphrey Hogart  - Short, RomCom - An obnoxious womanizer is struck by love at first sight and needs to stop his dream girl from getting away, but it's going to be hard to do when she's in the middle of robbing a bank. 8 pages - pdf format

Lovely Eggs by Freddie O'Donohoe (Freddie) writing as - D. Brown - Short, RomCom - A husband and wife question why their heads are so itchy while their young butler cooks them breakfast. - pdf format

Florida Man by Steven Clark (Steven) writing as Whet Faartz - Short, RomCom - A Florida man surprises his wife with a gift and, after some confusion, it turns out she has an even better one for him. - pdf format

Of Death by Sean Elwood (zombie sean) writing as This Guy Right Here - Short, RomCom - A man has a date with your not-so-typical angel. - pdf format

Swedish Number by Anthony Cawood (Anthony Cawood) writing as Bills & Moon - Short, RomCom - A lonely Londoner reaches out to a random voice on the phone. - pdf format

Grunge by Daniel Park (koreanwriter228 writing as Daniel Park - Short, RomCom - Jerry has a change of heart at a bookstore.  - pdf format

Crime of Fashion by Hank Biro & Kai Biro (Hank) writing as Gerald St. George - Short, RomCom - A woman and a man meet and they fall in love. Although, the object of their affections is really each other's sense of style. - pdf format

In Love and War by Joe Garza (SPQR) writing as Buck Turgidson - Short, RomCom - A damsel in distress discovers that her rescuer is not exactly a knight in shining armor. - pdf format

Persistent by Khamanna Iskandarova (khamanna) writing as - Ekon Kwan - Short, RomCom - A man thinks up a way to ask a girl of his dreams on a date. - pdf format

Slam-Dunk Love by Vincent Paterno (Vincent) writing as -  Billy P - Short, RomCom - A Los Angeles attorney plans a Valentine's Day surprise for an associate he's smitten with, but a change in her attire throws things into doubt. 8 pages - pdf format

Last Dance At The Mineshaft by David Kaneen (manxman) writing as - Anonymous - Short, RomCom - Cal, a reserved office worker, accused of being a virgin, in reality has a shocking sex life. - pdf format

Colored Skulls by Ammar Salmi (realxwriter) writing as Nemo The Sixth - Short, RomCom - When Bob finds himself about to be burnt alive as a part of a ritual, he gets a chance to go home free if he can only prove that he's loved. - pdf format

Cupid's Arrow by Javier Torregrosa (jayrex) writing as Hairy Big Balls - Short, RomCom - Dick finally meets the love of his life on a speed dating event.  But will Fanny love him back? 6 pages - pdf format

Love Terror by Sara  (Saris) writing as - Jedrek Hagan - Short, RomCom - A valentine's anniversary gone horribly wrong when a husband drunkenly arrives home late for dinner. - pdf format

Second Chance by Zeke Obregon (Michario) writing as Michario - Short, RomCom - Young man wanting to make up for a mistake he made with his girlfriend. - pdf format

Red and White by Pedro Schreier (PedroS) writing as The StoRyTeLLer - Short, RomCom - A confused artist and his chaotic friend try to catch love on canvas.  - pdf format

Rep Disrupter by Hank Biro & Kai Biro (Hank) writing as Dronaldino Armandasio Trafalgario - Short, RomCom - A university student who is infatuated with a certain celebrity starts receiving credit for good deeds that were actually performed by her admirer, in order to boost her reputation and bring her true happiness. 10 pages - pdf format

Valen Crimes by Sandra El. Watson (Sandra Elstree.) writing as B. Hynde Bars - Short, RomCom - A party business has issues, but from what? A computer virus or a deep-seated Valentine's fear. Perhaps it's AMORaphobia and unfulfilled dreams. Whatever it is: Revenge is sweet on an ugly street where two struggling love birds play a different kind of role. 10 pages - pdf format

Little Brown Box by Leni Smart (LeniLee123) writing as Eva Markowitz - Short, RomCom - It's what's inside that counts. - pdf format

Some Valentine Strange by Zack Akers (Zack) writing as The Chad - Short, RomCom - A very strange man chooses a hooker as his Valentine. - pdf format

The Proposal by Roland S. Jefferson (RolandJ) writing as -  Slug Horn - Short, RomCom - A nerdy lawyer gets up the nerve to propose to his girlfriend of three years. But his proposal results in some very unexpected consequences. 9 pages - pdf format

6PM (DQ'd) by Sean Chipman (Mr. Blonde) writing as Sean Chipman - Short, RomCom -  22 pages - pdf format

Warren - you've been MUGGED! Congrats, mates - great effort.  

Same to you Paul - yours was a goodie.

Seems to be that you two ought to start writing Rom-coms.

Brilliant effort, fellas.

Well done Warren! That was my top pick.

Congrats Everyone!!

Freakin awesome, Warren!!

Ahh Close but no cigar  

Screw it I'll take 3rd outta 42

Well done Warren and Paul... 2 awesome scripts

And my own personal awards in other categories (these are the ones that are shown during the commercial break).

BEST TITLE: Crimes of Fashion.

BEST DQ'D SCRIPT: 6PM

BEST REVIEW EFFORT BY A NEWBIE - Matthew Taylor - yeoman's work there. Good job, mate.

MOST OVER-USED REVIEW TERMS - "wrylie". This was a major upset as I expected orphan to take this category down easily.

MOST PREDICTABLE WRITER OF A SCRIPT - tie between me and Jeff.

BEST SCRIPT SITE: As always - Simply Scripts. 10th consecutive win!

Congrats Warren, congrats Paul great scripts.

Congrats to everyone else too, not the easiest challenge and yet look at all the entries!

Congrats Warren, Crazy In Love was one of my favs!

Same to Paul, Blessing was an awesome read!

Happy to see my top four among the Writer's top six.

Well done to everyone, this OWC was tough.

And thanks to Pia and Don for this amazing challenge!

Never thought I could write comedy and I almost made Zack choke on his coffee. That felt like a win.  

Congrats Warren!!!  A beautiful script.  

Thanks to everyone who entered and reviewed scripts.

And as always, thanks to Don and Pia and all the mods for making these contests possible.

Congrats Warren! Well deserved, it’s a good script.

Same to you, Paul. Well done.

I’m surprised mine is up there, it must be a case of people voting for roms over non-roms.  

Great challenge, I think we all learned a lot from it. Thanks Don and Pia!

Well done, everyone...well, most everyone, that is.

Those that read and reviewed ZERO should not be allowed to participate again.

For me, Blessing was #1 and The Option #2, but what do I know?

Well done, Warren,

Comfortably the best up here in my opinion and that's a high score too. Left me with that sickly-sweet-loving feeling that you get after watching a decent romcom, but it has brains too and wasn't a straight liner.

Done, lad. Best of luck with it as I reckon you could have something there.

Cam

P.S. Sorry, well in Paul too! Also a good one

P.P.S. and thanks Don!!!! As always, great work (and also for the name)

Congrats Warren and Paul!  Well done by both of you!

Thanks Pia and Don for a great challenge this go-round!

Next challenge: a 100 page action-romance-sy fy that involves love-sick Krackens from outer space. You have three days to complete and 1 day to review.

Congrats Warren.

And to everyone else who entered and participated.

And, lastly, very sorry to all who read through my mess of an entry. Rom-com is NOT my genre. Lol.

Zack

Thanks, everyone!

Feeling super proud today, so glad you liked my script.

It feels just that little bit more special with the amount of entries and the fact that rom com is so far from what I normally write. If anything I thought I might potentially get a Writer's Choice for horror one day.

I've said it already, but thanks to Pia and Don, and everyone that took part.

I wrote two scripts I would otherwise have never written, and I'm very happy with how both of them went.

For those who liked Small-Town Cops and commented on its abrupt ending, well that’s exactly what it was. I spent the week writing and tweaking Crazy In Love, Small-Town Cops was an afterthought I had on the last day of the challenge. The initial idea was that Andy would commit a petty crime a day in order to see Officer Lacey and then ending with her either phoning him or them being caught having a drink together. I just literally ran out of time and had to wrap it up. I will definitely be expanding it into the full concept.

Anyway... thanks again. It’s been a great challenge.

Quoted from eldave1 Warren - you've been MUGGED! Congrats, mates - great effort.   Same to you Paul - yours was a goodie. Seems to be that you two ought to start writing Rom-coms. Brilliant effort, fellas.

Thanks, Dave. Means a lot

Quoted from PKCardinal Well done Warren! That was my top pick.

Congrats to you as well, Paul. You really are a great writer.

Congrats Warren!

I missed reading about nine or ten, and Crazy In Love was one of them. Gotta get on that.

Woah, Warren! That's an excellent script. You should switch to rom coms, seriously!!

Nice job, everyone. And fun OWC!

Thank you, Pia! Thank you Don!

Libby got me with Persistent, people. She's that good. Out of 40 entries, what do you know. She just guessed it.

Quoted from eldave1 Warren - you've been MUGGED! .

Lol

'Grats, Wazza!

Very pleased a fellow Aussie took out top honours.

P.S. Kham, yep, gotcha! Got Sandra and Warren too.
Did not pick a lot of others.

Ah dear, my kingdom for a mug continues...

Congratulations, Warren!!!!

You made it very easy for me to choose.  

From the very beginning I loved the script.

And congrats to everyone who ROSE to the RED hot challenge!  

Thanks, all. I appreciate the kind words.

I definitely think I'll be wandering away from horror and the dark side a bit more often in the future.

Quoted from LC Ah dear, my kingdom for a mug continues...

You'll get it next go around.

Thanks Don and Pia, a great challenge with a nice turn-out.

A tip of the cap to the winners.

Congrats to everyone else, who entered, who read.  Not so much for the few that entered, but didn't participate.

Quoted from ghost and_ghostie gal You'll get it next go around.

Aww, Ghostie, thanks for the vote of confidence.  

Dave needs to add to his list:
Ghostie & Andrea - Best Performance OWC Reviews from 'I got no horse in this race'.

Quoted from Warren Thanks, all. I appreciate the kind words.I definitely think I'll be wondering away from horror and the dark side a bit more often in the future.

Wondering or wandering? Haha, gotcha! But then I realised both could be apt.

Quoted from LC Wondering or wandering? Haha, gotcha! But then I realised both could be apt.

Nope, you got me there

Thankfully I pay more attention to my actual writing  

A serious congrats to the winners, although we're all winners for participating, of course.

I also want to throw out special to congrats to both Mark (Irish) and those that gave his script a high score.

It's great to see that a wild, goofy script that wasn't technically well written meant  enough and stayed with the readers.  You guys know I judge heavily on how well or how poorly a script is written...and I'm pretty sure I hammered this one for the writing, but...it stayed with me, and I actually knew it would, as it was very funny and the tone just worked very well. I "scored" this script with three 4's and one 1, out of a 5 possible.  If the writing was better, this would have been a top 2 or 3 for me, easily.

So, thanks to all who saw that.  It makes me think about being so anal about the techs, but hey, that's me, I guess.

Quoted from LC 'Grats, Wazza! Very pleased a fellow Aussie took out top honours. P.S. Kham, yep, gotcha! Got Sandra and Warren too. Did not pick a lot of others. Ah dear, my kingdom for a mug continues...

Next OWC theme.

- Must be based in a country bordering the Indian Ocean.

- Involve a pie and a movie.

Quoted from Dreamscale I also want to throw out special to congrats to both Mark (Irish) and those that gave his script a high score. It's great to see that a wild, goofy script that wasn't technically well written meant  enough and stayed with the readers.  You guys know I judge heavily on how well or how poorly a script is written...and I'm pretty sure I hammered this one for the writing, but...it stayed with me, and I actually knew it would, as it was very funny and the tone just worked very well. I "scored" this script with three 4's and one 1, out of a 5 possible.  If the writing was better, this would have been a top 2 or 3 for me, easily. So, thanks to all who saw that.  It makes me think about being so anal about the techs, but hey, that's me, I guess.

Awww the grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day  

I told ya 23 years in construction, I'll find those little comma bastards yet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Congrats Warren. Nice script.

And well done to everyone involved. Tough little challenge.

So.... When's the next one?

Sorry I completely missed all of this. Congratulations to the winners and all who entered & commented.

Well done Warren on getting writers choice. And to those with top rated scripts.

And well done for everyone who took part, especially those who took the time to read and review.

For my first OWC, I feel like I was thrown in the deep end with the volume of scripts I had to read (Not easy with a pregnant fiance, a toddler, full time job and studying). But I really enjoyed it, and in no way would I have written this script without the challenge - so thanks for organizing it  

Warren - I'm still annoyed at you for ending Small Town Cops so suddenly lol That was the script I was enjoying the most. You can probably tell from my review that I was genuinely gutted it ended that way - Great writing though.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Warren - I'm still annoyed at you for ending Small Town Cops so suddenly lol That was the script I was enjoying the most. You can probably tell from my review that I was genuinely gutted it ended that way - Great writing though.

Thanks.

And yes I will definitely finish it properly. I had fun with the characters and have a pretty good idea where I wanted it to go.

Congrats on your first OWC

Congratulations, Warren! You have a natural feel for story telling that can't be taught. I see many scripts produced in your future. You naturally write what producer want.

Thanks all for taking part in this OWC!

Thank you to those who read, but didn't enter. That is always great!  

Looks like a few newbies took part. I don't recognize the names. Fewer multi entry writers than I expected. That's usually what happens when there are this many entries.

Traditionally, the next OWC would be in April, but as always, it's up to Don. Don't forget, if you have an idea for an OWC, you are always welcome to approach Don about running one yourself. He's also very open minded about trying new things, so don't feel it will have to stick to the old format.

Great job everyone who entered and read, especially Warren. Sorry that I wasn't able to get one in, but I'm trying to read entries as I get time.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Traditionally, the next OWC would be in April, but as always, it's up to Don. Don't forget, if you have an idea for an OWC, you are always welcome to approach Don about running one yourself. He's also very open minded about trying new things, so don't feel it will have to stick to the old format.

April? Sounds like time for a Sophie the Gelded Space Stallion OWC...

Page range 432 to 432.

Congrats Warren. There's always one script that seems to stand head and shoulders above the rest and Crazy In Love was that one for me. It was funny, very well written. had some charm, hit the parameters, and was above all, very well written.

Quoted from eldave1 BEST REVIEW EFFORT BY A NEWBIE - Matthew Taylor - yeoman's work there. Good job, mate.

Just noticed this. Thanks, Dave woohoo an award lol

I doubt anything I said was that useful, but I tried. I must admit, I did suffer from readers fatigue with some of them.

Do the scores for the remaining scripts get released?

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Just noticed this. Thanks, Dave woohoo an award lol I doubt anything I said was that useful, but I tried. I must admit, I did suffer from readers fatigue with some of them. Do the scores for the remaining scripts get released?

Well deserved!

No, the other scores don't get released. Maybe you can PM Don for yours

Congrats Warren for coming out on top!

I'm also happy the Perfect Pair got recognised too.

Quoted from eldave1 And my own personal awards in other categories (these are the ones that are shown during the commercial break). BEST TITLE: Crimes of Fashion. BEST DQ'D SCRIPT: 6PM BEST REVIEW EFFORT BY A NEWBIE - Matthew Taylor - yeoman's work there. Good job, mate. MOST OVER-USED REVIEW TERMS - "wrylie". This was a major upset as I expected orphan to take this category down easily. MOST PREDICTABLE WRITER OF A SCRIPT - tie between me and Jeff. BEST SCRIPT SITE: As always - Simply Scripts. 10th consecutive win!

With your permission Dave, I'll add an additional category:

BEST LAW ENFORCER - Libby for editing the hell outta' everyone who trespassed the limits of the good etiquette.

Quoted from Philostrate With your permission Dave, I'll add an additional category: BEST LAW ENFORCER - Libby for editing the hell outta' everyone who trespassed the limits of the good etiquette.

Agree 100%. Good call! We'll call it "achievement of excellence in moderation "

Quoted from eldave1 Agree 100%. Good call! We'll call it "achievement of excellence in moderation "

Sounds great!

Quoted from Grandma Bear Congratulations, Warren! You have a natural feel for story telling that can't be taught. I see many scripts produced in your future. You naturally write what producer want.

Wow, thanks Pia, so nice of you to say.

And thanks again to everyone for the congrats.

Quoted from Jayrex I'm also happy the Perfect Pair got recognised too.

Thanks Javier

Apparently I have to check out Lars and the Real girl !

Congrats! Congrats!

You're such a lovely sweet person. Oh, how kind of you. You're such a blessing.

I can't believe it. I'm so lucky to have you as a friend on Simplyscripts!!!!

What's wrong with US?!?!!??   Are we bipolar?

We beat the hell outta each other and then this?!  

Good job everyone.

Thanks for the blast! Seriously.

What's really cool is how we all loved Crazy in Love. Even if we can't
write 'em, we sure as hell can read 'em!  

Quoted from irish eyes Thanks Javier Apparently I have to check out Lars and the Real girl !

Oh, definitely do. Totally worth the time.

I missed last year’s Writer’s Tournament and after participating in this OWC, it picked my interest.

So, I’m reading (and enjoying) some of the scripts when I come across this line:

Quoted Text That damn mug, one-day it will be mine!!!

Guess who wrote it?

Hint - the script on the WT thread is titled ‘Mugged’.

No?

Answer: http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1522686383/

Made me laugh out loud.

So loud, I had to share...

Quoted from Philostrate I missed last year’s Writer’s Tournament and after participating in this OWC, it picked my interest. So, I’m reading (and enjoying) some of the scripts when I come across this line: Guess who wrote it? Hint - the script on the WT thread is titled ‘Mugged’. No? Answer: http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1522686383/ Made me laugh out loud. So loud, I had to share...

Guilty