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Valentine's Day - OWC (currently 594 views) |
Don |
Posted: February 19th, 2022, 10:18am |
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AdministratorAdministrator So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16381 Posts Per Day 1.94 |
Valentine's Day by A Horny Devil - Short, Drama - An affair leads to more when two people just can’t get enough. - pdf format
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CindyLKeller |
Posted: February 19th, 2022, 3:06pm |
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Wow. The writing here is top notch. Very nice. You definitely met the challenge. No suggestions at all Cindy |
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irish eyes |
Posted: February 19th, 2022, 5:47pm |
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LocationUpstate New York Posts1865 Posts Per Day 0.37 |
When you open with "The bed squeaks as MARTIN (40s, muscular but overweight, short greying hair) thrusts hard between JENNA’s legs " You've got my attention This is one of the better entries for sure. Fast paced with a nice twisted ending. I actually thought they would have been caught or their spouses where having sex together behind their own backs.. Great entry |
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eldave1 |
Posted: February 19th, 2022, 5:53pm |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.95 |
Quoted Text He puts his arm over her and she turns into him, spooning. He takes her left hand in his. Their wedding rings don’t match.
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Threw me a bit – do wedding rings typically match???? Not in love with the dialogue – it’s a bit stilted – no subtext. I didn’t understand the geek thing (mid-point). Perhaps just over my head. Nice twist at the end. Thanks for posting this. |
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LC |
Posted: February 19th, 2022, 5:58pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7582 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
Nice!
I'm glad you didn't resort to the predictable with the spouses being horrible or abusive and thus deserving of their fate.
A few nitpicks:
JENNA See how you like this then. The placement of this line didn't quite pay off for me. I was reading thinking: what...?
The dialogue about 'Jack'- I'm not convinced that added to your plot, other than him being a friend it has no payoff except to drive home the irony of Jack claiming ethical practice in business dealings. Clearly we get that Martin's client is Jenna, but I wondered if replacing it with a scene where Martin is forced to keep a commitment to Cynthia might add to the final motivation for what he ends up doing.
I wondered where this was going and thought at first Steve & Cynthia hooking up might be the twist. You didn't disappoint. I didn't see the twist coming (should have) so great job.
I personally might change some of the wording, but explicit sex scenes are not easy to write and you did pretty good there.
Overall great job with Lust (and perceived love) and what extremes it drives some people to.
P.S. I think your Logline needs amping up. |
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Lightfoot |
Posted: February 20th, 2022, 1:05pm |
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LocationLondon, Ontario Posts379 Posts Per Day 0.07 |
Nice twist at the end. I wasn't expecting that.
Did seem a little too sudden for me for Martin to lose it, though. Would've liked to see a bit more build-up.
Writing is solid. Very easy and enjoyable to read.
Good work. |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: February 20th, 2022, 1:35pm |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
Well written for sure, very visual and well paced.
But the end didn't really fly for me, you'd positioned them as being in this relationship for quite some time, or at least it read like that to me, so the snapping of both of them just fel a little left field for me.
Will be a contender though. |
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srusteve09 |
Posted: February 20th, 2022, 2:18pm |
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Nice job on this one. Enjoyed the twist at the end. Kind of had a "Strangers on a Train" vibe to it. |
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realxwriter |
Posted: February 20th, 2022, 4:56pm |
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This one gave me a strange feeling. It was like 10/10 in every element but it still left something to be desired which didn't make sense. If you nailed character, plot, dialogue and description, what else is left. It took me a bit but I figured it out. It was the tone. The tone was like dark comedy but not really. Meaning, the comedy wasn't really there. Most of the scenes felt like simple drama. But the ending disturbed that. It's like I wasn't prepared for that ending to be portrayed in that way. Nor did I expect serious characters in a serious drama to react that way to murder. It's like you had two different tones. On for the first two acts, and one for the last. My brain couldn't match them. Hope this make sense to you and help with the rewrite.
Edit. No scores please. Not yet. |
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: February 21st, 2022, 2:36pm |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7961 Posts Per Day 1.36 |
I liked it, except for one thing... I thought Jenna and Martin were pretty crappy having had this sex driven relationship going on for quite some time behind their spouses backs, so the twist in the end did not feel satisfying to me. Two bad people killing two people just so they can continue on didn't feel like a good ending to me. If you had more pages, I would have preferred to see something along the lines of the spouses ending up on top. Other than that, well written and easy to follow. |
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ColinS |
Posted: February 22nd, 2022, 7:05am |
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LocationUK Posts232 Posts Per Day 0.23 |
There was defiantly good writing on display here.
But sadly the story didn't land for me. Whilst well described, Jenna and Martin just drilling each other on the first two occasions we meet them - didn't really pull on my heart strings.
Also the pair seemed seemingly normal, the quick descent in to life changing violence was a little implausible for me. They are now truly natural born killers!
I am being a tad harsh though, maybe because I have a toothache - This is good piece of work.
Your descriptive writing was excellent, so I can see why others liked it a lot.
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Matthew Taylor |
Posted: February 23rd, 2022, 10:08am |
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LocationShakespeare's county Posts1770 Posts Per Day 0.89 |
Hi Writer
Nother good one!
Great writing, characters and dialogue. The story was great, two horrible people finding love with each other, beautiful.
Nice work |
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Rob |
Posted: February 23rd, 2022, 9:06pm |
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The payoff is great. I didn't see the body in the trunk coming, but I did expect that Jenna would be okay with her husband's death. The sex scenes did feel a little repetitious, but it is a small complaint. A cool script. |
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PraneelNand |
Posted: February 24th, 2022, 7:27pm |
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LocationTokyo, Japan Posts54 Posts Per Day 0.01 |
this was really well written, easy to follow and easy to digest. I think you met the challenge quite well, this story is almost a soft core porn the way you write out the visuals.
I didn't really care for the characters, they just seemed to be a couple of horrible people doing horrible things. But i guess that's what happens when deadly sins are mixed in with love.
Great entry non the less, really enjoyed the read, good luck and all the best.
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Zack |
Posted: February 25th, 2022, 10:45am |
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LocationErlanger, KY Posts4487 Posts Per Day 0.69 |
Hello, Mr. Devil. Now THIS is my kind of comedy! Excellent writing. No complaints. I love this one. Lol. Nailed the love story and the theme. And I laughed a whole lot. Great work. Maybe my favorite one. |
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