Writers' Choice

3.61111111111111 The Gambler by Gary Howell (Gary in Houston) writing as Kenny Rogers - A man diagnosed with a terminal illness makes a drastic choice. - Short, Drama


Special Award* 2.83The Lady in Red by Kevin Lewis (Kevin_L) writing as Chris De Burgh - A man reminisces about a girl he went to school with. - Short


*optioned before the challenge ended.

3.58823529411765 A Little Bit of Sunshine by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as Ray - A lonely prisoner has a special responsibility. - Short

3.41176470588235 Freshbloom by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Sundara Karma - In a park filled with joy and laughter, strangers bond over their shared fate. - Short, Drama

3.1875 Stacy's Mom by Christopher Nash (Heretic) writing as Wayne Fontaine - Stacy's mom has got something going on...something terrifying. - Short, Horror, Comedy

3.17647058823529 Am I The Same Girl by Gary Kohatsu (Abe from LA) writing as Teddy Boys - A man haunted by the murder of a childhood friend, undergoes hypnotherapy to recall the girl’s face. As well as the killer’s. - Short, Psychological Thriller

3.06666666666667 Thank You by Michael Godby (D.A.Banaszak) writing as Just About Anybody - A man entering his golden years feels a need to be needed. - Short, Drama

3 Falling by Lew Sherwood (Big Lew) writing as Guy Little - A daredevil ventriloquist throws more than his voice to prove his love to a special woman - Short


And the rest (in no paticular order)
Crazy Train by Rob Herzog (Rob) writing as A Model Railroad Enthusiast - An attempted theft of a model train set goes off the rails. - Short

The Great Pretender by Max Ruddock (Max Ruddock) writing as Sybil Dulcet - A man struggles to get a grip with who he in the real world and who he is online. - Short, Action, Comedy

Tears in Heaven by Matthew Taylor (Matt) writing as Eric Clapton - Sometimes anguish is too much to bear. - Short, Drama

The Medication Is Wearing Off by Steven A Clark (SAC) writing as Spoon & Rafter - After the death of his father, a small business owner comes to a crossroads about what to do next. - Short, Drama

Sympathy for the Devil by Colin Sharp (ColinS) writing as Can't get the song out of my head. - Satan has a new directive from above... and he doesn't like it. - Short, Comedy


I Will Always Love You by Kathy Cranford (kcranford) writing as Songbird - Across four decades, a devoted nurse secretly pines for a brilliant but emotionally distant doctor. - Short, Romance

We Will Meet by Sean Elwood (Zombie Sean) writing as Your Secret Admirer - We will meet, someday soon. It will terrify you. - Short, Horror

Call Me Al by John Stone (Stoneyscript) writing as blank - Conflict Diamonds are stolen to prop up a coup d'etat, but there is a price to pay. - Short, Adventure, Crime

Call Me The Breeze by RLH Arundell (Arundel) writing as Beans on Toast - An aging hitman picks an unusual way to remember his last job. - Short, Crime

Mexican Radio by Steven Dilworth (steven8) writing as Tom Tomali - The cool one of two best buds finds his acolyte is really on the cutting edge as they travel to the mall for some bitchin' pizza! - Short, Adventure

Congrats Gary!!! 8)

Gary! Drops in after who-knows-how-long off and shows us all how it's done!

Nice job.

Congrats to Kevin for the option. Sweet!

Also, Anthony...Freshbloom was my top scorer. Great script. Super tight.

Good job everybody on a great challenge. And, thanks for all the comments on Sunshine.

Best,
Paul

Congratulations Gary on winning and major congrats to Kevin on getting optioned!!!

Welp.  This was completely unexpected!  I honestly didn't even know about the challenge until the day the scripts were due! But I had actually heard the Gambler on the radio earlier that day, and for some reason it just stuck with me and I wrote something out as quick as I could.  

Very humbled by everyone's votes especially given the absolutely quality of the work entered in this one.  Was amazed at how good so many of these scripts were so a shout out to everyone, especially to Kevin for getting optioned -- hopefully others will get picked up as well -- there are many worthy candidates for producers out there looking to make a quality film.

Also -- I told Paul I thought his script was one of the more original scripts I had seen on this site, and something totally different from I'm used to reading of his.  He continues to amaze me with his work.

Congrats Gary!

And all who entered, great OWC!

(and thanks Paul!)

Congrats Gary!

And seriously, nice work all. Strong batch of scripts and many of them worth elaborating on.

Well done, all!!

And to Kevin, that's awesome news!

Gary, yours was the only script I forgot to read, so when I voted, having not read it, I only gave it a middling vote, but then I read it and was like "oh shit, this is much better than the vote I gave it!" So, I'm glad yours came out on top as it was my personal favorite of this batch of fine scripts!

Steve

Congrats, Gary! Well deserved.
And to Kevin, nice one!

Special shoutout to Max as well. The Great Pretender cracked me up, such a priceless line from Mum.

Wow, I got 3 guesses right.  ::)
Ant will be chuffed I wasn't anywhere near onto his.

This was terrific fun. Thank you, Arundel (and Don, of course).

Libby - you not guessing mine is a win in itself ;-)

Congratulations, Gary.

When I read The Gambler, I said to myself, it's a good bet this will be a winner!

Nice job!

Well, there you have it. Glad people enjoyed this challenge. Thanks to all who submitted.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Libby - you not guessing mine is a win in itself ;-)

Well, she guessed mine and even added a “duh” LOL. I have apparently become too transparent.  I won’t be so evident next time, Libby. Game on!

Seriously though, big congrats to Gary - really loved your story. Well deserved Writers’ Choice to you!  Also to Kevin L - wow!  Optioned already!  That is just awesome!  Many congrats and can’t wait to see this once it’s filmed. And lastly, congrats to all the OWC writers who submitted. As others have noted, there was overall excellence displayed in the scripts this go round. Enjoyed each script and appreciate all the thought and work that goes into creating these. Kudos to all!

Kathy

Quoted from kcranford Well, she guessed mine and even added a “duh” LOL. I have apparently become too transparent.  I won’t be so evident next time, Libby. Game on! ... Kathy

Did lil' ol' me do that? The height of rudeness.  ;D
Halloween and the Witching hour beckons, Kathy.
Game on indeed!

Congrats Gary! Well deserved!  

Many thanks to everyone who reviewed my script.  Thanks for the well wishes on the option.  A university's film/television department is preparing to make a short film for festivals as their senior project.  IF it gets made, I will def post it.    

No matter what happens, I appreciate Don forwarding my info.  That was very thoughtful since I'm not a very active site member.

I though this was really good OWC - So many enjoyable scripts to read and I would imagine everybody had fun writing them.

Congrats Gary (Think it was favourite, but that there was a lot of good work)

Congrats Kevin - wow, optioned!

Congrats to everyone really - pretty much enjoyed every script!

Big shout out to Arundel for capturing everybody's imagination with the theme!

Smashed it Gary! Nice one, Gambler was my favourite.
Not cool that you can just whip that out at the last minute though  ;D

PK - That was such a cool script you wrote.

Really enjoyed this challenge.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor PK - That was such a cool script you wrote.

Thanks, Matthew. Kudos to you, too. Tears was a powerful script.

Congratulations Gary! Solid win.

Thanks Arundel for coming up with the idea, and thanks Don for hosting as always.

Was a good challenge with a bunch of really great scripts!

Quoted from LC Special shoutout to Max as well. The Great Pretender cracked me up, such a priceless line from Mum.

Haha thanks LC, I don't think I would have come up with that line if I never had kids myself.

Quoted from Pleb Haha thanks LC, I don't think I would have come up with that line if I never had kids myself.

Oh, yeah. The subtext of the line was awesome. So enabling. Loved it.

Quoted from PKCardinal Oh, yeah. The subtext of the line was awesome. So enabling. Loved it.

Thanks PK.

Hope the next OWC is as open to options as this one. Made for some really great scripts.

Cheers

Quoted from ColinS I though this was really good OWC - So many enjoyable scripts to read and I would imagine everybody had fun writing them. Congrats Gary (Think it was favourite, but that there was a lot of good work) Congrats Kevin - wow, optioned! Congrats to everyone really - pretty much enjoyed every script! Big shout out to Arundel for capturing everybody's imagination with the theme!

Appreciate that.

Quoted from Pleb Congratulations Gary! Solid win. Thanks Arundel for coming up with the idea, and thanks Don for hosting as always. Was a good challenge with a bunch of really great scripts!

Thanks, Max.

I'm late to the party, but I have to congratulate Gary for his
cool story and to Paul for breathing down his neck in the final
vote count. Great scripts!
Kevin L., wow, nice job on getting your script optioned.
Also a nod to all who submitted stories. Loved the variety and
creativity. Thanks to all who read my submission and given
such excellent feeedback.
Thank you, Don, for always providing us with a platform to
develop our skills. Arundel, nice job on selecting a theme. How
did you come up with such a unique challenge? Thank you for
also keep it at a five page limit. Nice turnout.