Writers' Choice
3.692307692
Aleena and Rollie by Rob Herzog (Rob) writing as Jimmy Gator - Short, Drama, Crime - A bag of cash complicates the romance of campus misfits Aleena and Rollie.  

Writers' Liked
3.583333333
Loves Me Not by Sean Elwood and Zack Akers (Zack Akers) writing as James Whale and Boris Karloff - Short, Horror - A hopeless romantic desperately searches for the perfect girlfriend.

3.571428571
Pure Love by PH Cook (Grandma Bear) writing as blank - Short, Drama - A young man set out to propose the girl of his dreams.  

3.571428571
Valentine's Day by Rene Claveau (ReneC) writing as A Horny Devil - Short, Drama - An affair leads to more when two people just can’t get enough.

3.545454545
Chewing the Bowstrings by Ammar Salmi (realxwriter) writing as Little Indian* - Short, Crime, Thriller - Starting a new life, a couple stumble upon a double edged opportunity: an unattended heist score.

The Rest (In no particular order)

You Can't Hurry Love by Colin Sharp (ColinS) writing as Phil Collins - Short, Comedy - Good things don't always come to those who wait

She by Sean Elwood (Zombie Sean) writing as Her - Short, Horror - An artist is haunted by a familiar face.

From What We Were by Praneel Nand (praneelnand) writing as Unknown - Short, Drama - A woman, the Golden Gate Bridge and a story of fate that will leave you scarred.

Love & Illusion by Andrew Lightfoot (Lightfoot) writing as Author's Name - Short, Drama - A man's abnormal relationship gets shattered when another woman enters the picture.  

The Confession: A Farce by Steve Meredith (srusteve09) writing as Gordan Greene - Short, Comedy, Drama, Farce - One evening, David Smith visits his church and confesses to a priest that he's had an extramarital affair with a mistress. A miscommunication causes a case of mistaken identity, leading to a farcical conversation between parishioner and pastor.

I'll Love You Forever by Cindy L. Keller (CindyLKeller) writing as 0 - Short, Horror - A cheater is forced
to deal with his girlfriend's deranged brothers after cheating on their sister.

LOVEnvy by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Hans Bellmer - Short, Romance - In the 21st Century what we covet is only a UPS delivery away.

Unwanted Temptation by Mark Moore (Irisheyes) writing as Fabio Lanzoni - Short, Comedy - A factory worker in a sexless marriage has a voluptuous horny boss... What could go wrong?

Chocolate Love by Pedro Schreier (PedroS) writing as The sToryTeLleR - Short, Comedy - The short comedy about a dentist and his desperate mission to save the teeth of a weird kiddo.  

Wrath by Alfredo Bravo de Rueda (gatito inmeegrante) writing as Alfredo Bravo de Rueda - Short, Drama, Horror - A traumatized veteran destroys what he loves the most and, with that, all hope to find happiness in this life.

Pride Before The Fail by David Lambertson (eldave1) writing as No F*&king Idea - Short, Crime - A writer is willing to sacrifice himself and others for notoriety.  

*No, I didn't pick Ammar's pseudonym.   :o

Don't forget to open up the script submission link on the home page. It says it will be open again on the 21st.  :)

Quoted from Don Waiting on three ballots.

Im guessing Florida screwed up again.

I demand a recount :D

Quoted from irish eyes Im guessing Florida screwed up again. I demand a recount :D

Hanging chads giving Don a headache. ;D

Are we still waiting on votes?

Yes, still waiting on two votes, tho I if I don't them by noon, I'm going to announce.  

Stand by.

- Don

C'mon, peeps! Get on it!

Quoted from Grandma Bear Don't forget to open up the script submission link on the home page. It says it will be open again on the 21st.  :)

Yes, Ma'am...

Congrats, Rob! And congrats to all the runner-ups! Talk about a close race!

Lastly, congrats to everyone who managed to get a script into this challenge. It's always something you should be proud of. :)

Thanks, Don, for hosting yet another awesome OWC. You are the man. ;D

Quoted from Don *No, I didn't pick Ammar's pseudonym.   :o

Lmao.  ;D

Congratulation to the winners. Yes, winners with an S. You have a good first draft and plenty of feedback to guide you in your rewrite. We're all winners. Writing under the pressure of a deadline, pages count, a per-determined them are powerful stimuli for creativity. Don't underestimate what you have. You may gain more traction with a polished draft of your entry than with any of your "unrestricted" projects.

Now, the other side of me, the darker one. Who keep beating me up for missing all those typos. Failing once again to: "keep it simple stupid." Not being clear enough about certain parts of the story and putting too much burden on the reader to figure it out. *Sighs*  The guilt is real. But it is healthy if it keeps the blame on you and motivate you to do better next time.

It's just a mug after all   :'(

Congrats Rob, Zack, Pia and Sean - well done.

A good group of scripts IMO by all - enjoyable reads.

I'm grateful and surprised. There were so many sharp scripts in this challenge. Thank you to Don and all the readers and writers.

I think a title change and a slightly revised ending will be part of the next draft.

Congrats Rob and all, some cracking scripts and another fab OWC!

Congratulations Rob!

Zack, congrats to you and Sean too. I will reread later today since I seem to be the only dimwit who didn't quite get it!

To everyone that took part, thanks! It's not easy to run one of these things. Not that there is much physical involvement, but it can be hard to come up with ideas and if there's a lot of entries, then it can be hard to keep up with all the comments. Thanks Don for everything you do!

To those who entered, don't forget to do a rewrite and re-post. Not just here, but in the shorts section as well. Filmmakers do search for scripts here. Even several years old stuff, so don't abandon your OWCs thinking no one will ever read it again.  ;)

Well done, Rob. First time mug winner?

And nice one Zack and Sean, loves me not was my personal favourite

Congrats, Rob, Sean, Zack, Pia, and everyone who decided to write something.

As always, the OWC was a blast.

Cindy

Congratulations to the winners and everyone that entered, thank you guys for the helpful feedback as well, it’s always appreciated.

And just wanted to say how much I appreciate this site and all the regulars that make up the wonderful community of writers, it’s amazing having a place to share your creativity with other likeminded individuals. Thank you all for making this site a wonderful place.

Catch you guys on the next one!

~Cheers

Congrats Rob, yours was my top pick. Excellent script.

Zack and Sean, a twisted match made in heaven? Nicely done, it's certainly memorable.

I'm elated to tie with you for third, Pia. Pure Love has some fantastic writing, it was in my top three.

Colin, I just want to say You Can't Hurry Love would make a terrific animated short. Yours was so creative I have to tip my hat to you for a truly memorable script.

Congrats all! Great OWC!

Congrats, Rob! A fine script.
Is this Rob's first mug?
I thought he got one before. Definitely has come close if not.

My other fav was Chewing the Bowstrings. Got an Excellent from me, despite the error ridden pages. Fire your typo-checker!  ;D

Lots of great and memorable entries. Big thanks to all for making SS buzz with activity as it always should.

And a shoutout to to Pia for the essence of the idea! Even though Don added a twist to it.
I did nothing but read and review but there's my Oscar thanks speech  ;D

Congrats Rob and well done to all others who have entered.

I've tried to find a way to get rid of that annoying (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In), but couldn't find anything. First time using that program as well, not bad, I may buy the full version when the trial expires.

Been a minute since I've written anything and I think this is my best OWC yet for me. I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions on Love & Illusion. I'll make good use of them all as I think this is a project worth spending some time on … and with no page limits I can put in the ending I wanted to have.

Congrats Rob ! One of my favorite scripts

Congrats also Zack and Sean ! I figured it was one of you... Turns out it was both of you :)

Quoted from LC Congrats, Rob! A fine script. My other fav was Chewing the Bowstrings. Got an Excellent from me, despite the error ridden pages. Fire your typo-checker!  ;D

Thanks. I can't fire him he's the only one I got  ;D Besides, I sent it to him very late at night and he's an early sleeper. I wouldn't blame him for missing a couple of them. The rest was made by me because I did one last quick rewrite before submitting it which made things worse. Thanks for looking past the typos.  :)

Congratulations Rob!

Congrats runners up!

Congrats to the lot of us!

ReneC - Stoked by your kind comment on 'You Can't Hurry Love'. Will aim to polish it up based on the excellent critique.

There was a lot of really enjoyable reads in this OWC!

Congratulations Rob and well done to all those who participated.