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Challenge

A fork, a phobia, a friggin’ lot of entries

September 17, 2008 Challenge

I have a head cold today, so it ended up being a better day for reading than writing. And ’twas lucky, because more than 110 entries came in for the most recent scene challenge. I’m happy to report that most were quite solid — significantly better than last time, though that was probably because the […]

A fork, a phobia and a photograph

September 15, 2008 Challenge

Now that Scrippets are up and working, it’s time for the fourth-ever Scene Challenge. For the first one, Masturbating to Star Trek, you had to write an entire scene. For the second one, Make Your Introduction, you had to introduce one character. The third time involved derivatives, and frankly wasn’t that spectacular. So this time, […]

Scene Challenge coming

September 12, 2008 Challenge, Scrippets

With Scrippets now in place, we’re well set up for a new Scene Challenge. But I didn’t want to launch one late on a Friday, when many people may not be checking in to the site. So look for a new one on Monday morning. (You’ll get at least 36 hours of turnaround.) This time, […]

Scene challenge winners

May 8, 2008 Challenge, Follow Up

Y’know, I think we learned something today: Derivatives were maybe not the best choice for the third-ever scene challenge. I deliberately picked something tough because in real life, screenwriters are often faced with challenging topics to explain. For example, last night I spoke with Ron Bass about the Einstein project he’s working on. Quick: Show […]

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