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The One Week Challenge is a Free exercise where you will have one week to write a script (properly formatted) 12 pages or less (courier 12 point font) on the selected theme and genre to be revealed on Friday, August 21st at 11:59 pm e.d.t..
The script must be received by Friday, August 28 at 11:59 pm e.d.t..
Please do not put your real name on your script, however, please use your real name and real e-mail address on the submission form (After the exercise closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit the script with your name on it). Please put "(c) Copyright 2009" on your script.
No gambling! No running with scissors. This is completely Free to enter.
This is only an exercise. There is no prize for winning (after all, we all win if we have fun). There will not be an official judging for the best script (after all, we all win if we have fun). All submitted scripts will be posted anonymously for a week before the writers are revealed.
The Schedule: August 21 11:59 pm edt - theme and genre revealed
August 28 11:59 pm edt - submissions due
August 29 - 31 - scripts posted without author's names
August 31 - September 5th - review, critique, comment, guess who wrote what
September 6th - authors are revealed.
Additionally, I'm in talks with iScript.com to see if they are willing to audio produce one selected script.
And, I'm also in talks with Norm Sherman of The DrabbleCast to help put a little twist into the August '09 Challenge. Take a moment to pop over to The DrabbleCast, a short fiction podcast that is often humerous, often bizarre, always fun. With sci-fi, fantasy, wierd, disturbing tales- narrated by Norm Sherman.
Try and figure out what the OWC twist will be. You'll never guess. When the twist is reveled, I'm sure I'll anger and alienate just about everybody. - Don
Whether or not I participate in this OWC as a writer, I will definitely read and review as many as I can. I've missed the last few challenges so I'm eager to get involved again.
Completely unavailable. Simply don't have the time to enter. Sorry about that.
I feel like the guy at the dinner table who just ate the fish course with the wrong knife...complete faux-pas. Excuse me while I slip away from the table and cringe in the corner.
Remember me saying this: I will enter. Do not let me back out.
Thank God! At least there will be one entry. You will probably be the only person to even try because once the theme and genre are released on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:59 pm edt, I'm pretty sure that there will be a revolt the likes of which God nor man has seen before and mass exodus from the discussion board. There may even be death threats. However, now I can wrap myself in the warm glow that there will be at least one entry.
You're doing one of those teaser type intrigue things now aren't you? I can almost hear the head scratching. Well done.
No, I've suddenly discovered that the genre I've picked is probably the most despised on the site and the theme pretty unworkable. However, I've already gotten commitment from iScript on an audio performance and Norm over at The Drabble Cast is already working on the twist. My Big Wheeltm is screaming down the hill and I can't get my feet back on the pedals.
Completely unavailable. Simply don't have the time to enter. Sorry about that.
I feel like the guy at the dinner table who just ate the fish course with the wrong knife...complete faux-pas. Excuse me while I slip away from the table and cringe in the corner.
So the genre is already picked, and it is despised. I think I've seen the despised genre before. That would be the Mockbuster, right? Those movies put out by The Asylum? I call Transmorphers II.
The genre will be "Puff Piece" and the theme will be Alan Holman.
I Googled Alan Holman, and discovered a site with 30 Banana Chan scripts. So I then came back here and searched for Banana Chan in the Series section, and found that Wesley and Mr. Holman had had issues between them?, but no more than that. So I did a Google of Banana Chan and found out what it was. Manga? Anyway, I hope the fella is making a go of it. He has currently raised zero dollars of the 33 million he's looking for to produce his series, according to a tracker on his site.
The most despised Genre must be comedy, because it's so hard to write. The theme could be about being positive-minded in online forums.
I Googled Alan Holman, and discovered a site with 30 Banana Chan scripts.
The real question is which version of Banana Chan you found. The dude has rewritten it so much that he's dug it into a hole. Anyway, Alan was one of those difficult posters around here that is often banned as quickly as he shows up. We also know he does read the board still, so this little conversation just might be read by him.
He's creative enough, but he got himself into a rut with Banana Chan and never really got away from it. His enthusiasm is admirable, but overwhelming if he hangs around too long, since he also never stops about it. We all have our magnum opus, but we can't go around talking about it all the time hoping someone will read it...generally the opposite happens.
The real question is which version of Banana Chan you found. The dude has rewritten it so much that he's dug it into a hole. Anyway, Alan was one of those difficult posters around here that is often banned as quickly as he shows up. We also know he does read the board still, so this little conversation just might be read by him.
He's creative enough, but he got himself into a rut with Banana Chan and never really got away from it. His enthusiasm is admirable, but overwhelming if he hangs around too long, since he also never stops about it. We all have our magnum opus, but we can't go around talking about it all the time hoping someone will read it...generally the opposite happens.
It's SO easy to hitch your wagon to that one thing your so sure will 'make it', that you can miss opportunities elsewhere.
Anxious to hear the theme and genre of the OWC!! Anyway, my first language is Spanish, so I hope I don't realize too late that I have misspelled a word for accident Wait... then you would all now it was me!!!
One question: This is my first contest and I have never posted a script before on the forum... How one does that? Or how do I do it for the contest if different?
Anxious to hear the theme and genre of the OWC!! Anyway, my first language is Spanish, so I hope I don't realize too late that I have misspelled a word for accident Wait... then you would all now it was me!!!
One question: This is my first contest and I have never posted a script before on the forum... How one does that? Or how do I do it for the contest if different?
Welcome jecastellon,
When the genre and theme are announced Don should include a link to where you can submit your script. Just follow the link.
I can't tell you how many people pm'd me on FB and asked me to block him. He was making everyone mad. He honestly never made me mad. I saw him as amusing, but hey, I like to study people...