Write On! Online - November Challenge

Details

Presented by: Debra Eckerling

Start date: Oct 31, 2009

Mailing address:
CA 90404

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Contact: Debra Eckerling

Description

WRITE YOUR TURKEY

Write On! Online's monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.

Sometimes the best ideas are ones that started out as bad ones. Pick what you think is your worst idea, and write a short story. You may end up with a hidden -- or not so hidden -- gem. OR you may just have a fun time writing something that normally wouldn't receive any creative energy. Most writers censor themselves way too much -- they only want to write something perfect. When you start out by eliminating that "perfect" option, you have no choice but to revel in the joy of the written word. Who knows? You may end up with the start of a new treatment, novel, or screenplay.

Submit a 300 to 400 word short story on what you believe is your worst idea in the body of an email to debra@writeononline.com by Monday, November 30. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, in the December Write On! Newsletter.

For more information, go to Write On! Online.

Deadlines and Fees

Description Date Fee
FinalNov 30, 2009-

Awards

1st Place: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript, and have your story published on Write On! Online

2nd Place: Save the Cat!® Strikes Back by Blake Snyder

3rd Place: The Pocket Screenwriting Guide by Mario Moreno and Anthony Grieco, compliments of The Writers Store

Formats

Interactive Media

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Myth, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War, Western

Rules

WRITE YOUR TURKEY

Write On! Online's monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.

Sometimes the best ideas are ones that started out as bad ones. Pick what you think is your worst idea, and write a short story. You may end up with a hidden -- or not so hidden -- gem. OR you may just have a fun time writing something that normally wouldn't receive any creative energy. Most writers censor themselves way too much -- they only want to write something perfect. When you start out by eliminating that "perfect" option, you have no choice but to revel in the joy of the written word. Who knows? You may end up with the start of a new treatment, novel, or screenplay.

Submit a 300 to 400 word short story on what you believe is your worst idea in the body of an email to debra@writeononline.com by Monday, November 30. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, in the December Write On! Newsletter.

1st Place: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript, and have your story published on Write On! Online

2nd Place: Save the Cat!® Strikes Back by Blake Snyder

3rd Place: The Pocket Screenwriting Guide by Mario Moreno and Anthony Grieco, compliments of The Writers Store

For more information, go to Write On! Online.

Announcements

Winner(s) announced: Dec 8, 2009

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, in the December Write On! Newsletter.

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