Attention Discussion Board regulars! Let it be known that our favorite moderator muppet is now Dr. Muppet. When you get a chance, congratulate Dr. Newcomer. Let me be the first to say, “But, you’re not a real Doctor…”
As you all know, earlier this month we had the One Week Challenge wherein participants were asked to write a 15 page thriller that takes place on or around a boat. We had over 40 entries, of which 35 fit within the parameters of the challenge. The fine folks over at iScript.com were kind enough to select one script out of the group to be recorded. The script selected is about four teenagers stranded on an old houseboat while being hunted by one of the world’s most dangerous underwater predators. That script was Bull Creek, written by Sean Elwood (aka Zombie Sean). You can listen to the mp3 of the script by clicking here. You can read along with the pdf version of the script here.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the One Week Challenge. Without a doubt, this was the best Challenge yet in terms of the quality of the scripts and the wide interpretation of the theme. You can take a look at the “writer’s choices” - scripts that the participants in the challenge thought were of merit - on the discussion board - Don

 

 Bull Creek by Sean Elwood: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Thanks to “Luv-a-Lime” for the heads up on these recently added Teleplays to BBC’s Writer’s Room. Writer’s Room has added EastEnders, Waking the Dead and Silent Witness teleplays as well as the teleplay to the award winning Shoot the Messenger. Those and more are on the TV Scripts page.

Writers of unproduced scripts, please note, The Writer’s Room “…accept and read unsolicited scripts for film, TV and radio drama, and narrative comedy…” For more information check out Writing for the BBC.

Merry Christmas or Happy Monday as appropriate. - Don

The script for Episode 4 - Eternity part 1 was previously release on the Radio Scripts page. Production is now complete and you can listen to Eternity (part 1) of Silent Universe

Also, 52 Screenplays has just blogged Casablanca.

Lastly, the Scary Dairy Tales One Week Challange will come to a close on Friday, October 20th at 11:59 pm. Get your short script submitted and join in the discussion. - Don

This October’s genre is Horror and the theme is Milk. Can you write a less than 15 page script (in proper format) in less than a week? Give it a go. This is an opportunity to have some fun and read and share with other members of the discussion board. When your script is finished, hop over to the Short Exercise Submission Page and send it over. The exercise closes on October 20, 2006 at 11:59 pm in whatever timezone you live in. - Don

On the unproduced scripts page there are six new scripts up for your reading pleasure. There are a few horror scripts, a few shorts and the pilot for a series.

The early bird deadline for the upcoming Gimme Credit short screenplay competition is September 7th. Write Movies‘ standard deadline for The International Fall 2006 Writing Contest is October 1st. So, get writing. More info onthese contest can be found on the announcements page.

My friend, Jason Henderson, who has produced comics such as Sword of Dracula, and the graphic novel Soulcatcher, co-written Tokyopop manga series Psy-Comm and written and designed for several hit computer games, including Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 as well as being a chronic under achiever, has a new book coming out in October.

In The Darkling Band, two best friends in 13th-Century Germany set out across towns, tundra and mountains to find one of the friend?s two sisters, who have been kidnapped by a raiding party of winged men locked in a war with the exploding human population.

The Darkling Band can be preordered through Amazon.com or Dragon Moon Press.