Omega13 Story Challenge 2007

-or- Around Ninety Pages in 60 Days.

POST CHALLENGE WRAP-UP

So, things didn’t work out like we’d planned. Trey’s work made his life miserable, and really pushed him away from any real progress on his story. I, on the other hand, have made quite a bit of progress, writing my own screenplay within the eight weeks. I only took one week off.

Now, I should point out that my life wasn’t too pleasant during this period of time, either. Visits from the police, job problems, and a big three-week Easter drama at my church all made my life quite interesting.

All said and done, I have no regrets of this challenge. In fact, I kind of hope that Trey and I can do this again — or maybe we’ll turn it into an open contest for the public. Who knows? All I can say is that now I’m going to take a week or two off and then work on revising and rewriting the current draft.

Thanks for following this adventure, guys. Stay tuned!

RULES:

  • Challenge begins March 1st, 2007 and ends April 30th, 2007
  • Entry Fee: $100
  • Entry Fees are placed in hold as a Cash Prize
  • 13 Pages per Week Minimum
  • $10 Penalty for not meeting weekly page minimum
  • Penalties are included in the Cash Prize
  • Whoever reaches 90-120 Pages of Complete Script wins the Challenge and the Prize
  • The Loser gets unlimited chances to hit the Winner over the head and run off with the money

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    CHALLENGE FOR TREY

    William Joseph McCallister could never escape a town that was quite literally driving him crazy, until he found the body of a man who looks just like him.

     

    CHALLENGE FOR RYAN

    One day, amidst your normal activities, you receive a mysterious phone call from someone you do not recognize. Yet they know you, and in a brief sentence, “Ryan, they want you dead- ‘click’,” they give a warning that someone wants to kill you, before hanging up abruptly. Now you must track down the person that informed you, and ultimately, who it is, if anyone, that wants you dead. Your only lead comes from a quick trace to where the phone call originated… A pay phone in the middle of the mojave desert.

     

    WEEK ONE RESULTS:
    Ryan: 13 pages
    Trey: 6 pages

    WEEK TWO RESULTS:
    Ryan: 26 pages
    Trey: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

    WEEK THREE RESULTS:
    Ryan: 39 pages
    Trey: Back to page 1?

    WEEK FOUR RESULTS:
    Ryan: 53 pages
    Trey: ?????????????

    WEEK FIVE RESULTS:
    Ryan: 68 pages
    Trey: … trapped in time and low on gas …

    WEEK SIX RESULTS:

    Ryan: 81 pages

    Trey: he fell out of the balloon …

    WEEK SEVEN RESULTS:
    Ryan: contest essentially over, no progress
    Trey: contest essentially over, no progress

    WEEK EIGHT RESULTS:
    Ryan: 90 pages
    Trey: -1 pages?