Does the title page go towards the page count? Seems like a pretty stupid question, doesn't it?

I'm going to guess by that relatively "large" page limit the genre WON'T be horror.
Otherwise it'll be 30+ entries x an average of 11pgs ea. = easily >330pgs + comments to read.

8 - 10 pages for horror is traditionally enough to make us all ill from reading+analysis more than writing. And I'm more durable than most.

'twill be interesting to see what rabbit pops outta da hat 101012.

Can I do 11 pages? Is that allowed? It doesn't say 11 pages, but I might do 11 anyway. Can someone explain it t me. I don't understand.

Quoted from danbotha Does the title page go towards the page count? Seems like a pretty stupid question, doesn't it?

No title page needed. Scripts are submitted anonymously...

Quoted from RayW Is this a trick question? How about... we first change the word "pages" to "dollars" and then change the whole statement to "We will pay you 10 to 12 dollars." How many "dollars" are you expecting? 10 to 12. How many pages are they expecting? 10 to 12 Clear as crystal, now?

Thanks for the incredibly helpful response!

I understand what his wording implies. I'm asking if that's a mistake, because it seems like an incredibly narrow and high page specification. Especially for people who end up having script ideas that really should be 5 pages long and end up filling the rest of it with fluff to meet the page demands. It could make for some very tedious reads.

It's not a bad idea to allow people to write up to 12 pages, but as I'm sure most of us have figured it out by now, a lot of 12 pagers really should have been 4-6 pagers with tight editing.

Though I'm glad I gave you a chance to show of your flawless thinking skills.

You need to write a 10-12 pager with tight editing and no padding.  We all will know if you're padding.  And the title page does not count toward the page count.

OWC has never had the page limit at 5 pages, I'm pretty sure. I believe the page limit came about years ago when some people decided to submit 1-3 (    ) page pissers.

Alrighty then, will do.

I'm not saying people won't know when you're padding. I'm saying some writers don't know when they are padding. And then we end up reading it.

Quoted from mcornetto You need to write a 10-12 pager with tight editing and no padding.  We all will know if you're padding.  And the title page does not count toward the page count.

Exactly.

And a page with The End on it doesn't count either...

Quoted from bert Wednesday to Wednesday?  What gives?

Halloween is on a Wednesday.  Not that there is a connection between the OWC and Halloween.  

Folks.  Don't get too hung up on the page limitations, yet.  I originally wrote 10 to 12.  I may move that up or down.  On October 10, when the theme and genre are announced, I will layout the framework for the challenge.

Don

Cool! My first October OWC. Hopefully will take part but I guess that depends on the theme?

I doubt I’ll be reading all the entries this time though; doesn’t the October OWC have almost double the entries to what a normal OWC has?

I guess we'll see...

Quoted from CoopBazinga ...doesn’t the October OWC have almost double the entries to what a normal OWC has?

When the genre is Horror, nearly everyone "plays" -- so the turnout is big, both writers and readers.

But, of course, the genre can't always be Horror.  We accept that.  

But come the Halloween season, we at least get to cross our fingers for a little carnage....

Good luck to all. Can't wait to read the entries.

Gabe

You know, I only participated in said horror OWC once. People liked the script despite the fact I didn't but they all agreed I completely destroyed the rules. Horror and I is like comedy and I, they just don't mix.

How about a nice October Romantic Comedy?