Short notice for a novel competition (big money)

[gauchecritic]

I just noticed it tonight on Richard and Judy.

Pan Macmillan writing competition

50 grand is not to be sniffed at.

October 15 deadline though.

Gauche

 

[CharleyH]

LOL - whoa 2 days?

 

[Guest]

Good stuff! Cheers, Gauche!

Lou

 

[cloudy]

LOL - whoa 2 days?

Charley, darlin' - we're still in September.

I still want some of what you're smokin'.

 

[Guest]

LOL - whoa 2 days?

And anuvver whole month, love.

 

[CharleyH]

So that's why I missed that meeting?

Bad Canadian pot Cloudy, with little white flecks of something. LOL

 

[CrazyyAngel]

Ah ... I wish somebody would do that over here ...

CA

 

[cloudy]

Bad Canadian pot Cloudy, with little white flecks of something. LOL

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

OH! That kind of NOVEL!

I thought the competition would be something like a race for distance with hot air balloons, where you’re allowed to try to put out the other guy’s flame by throwing water-filled prophylactics.

 

[TheEarl]

Just out of interest: Does "double line spacing" mean every line must have a space under it, or that every paragraph must have a space under it instead on an indent?

The Earl

 

[Liar]

Just out of interest: Does "double line spacing" mean every line must have a space under it, or that every paragraph must have a space under it instead on an indent?

The Earl

That would be every line. Pretty standard prctice for novel scripts sent to publishers.

 

[gauchecritic]

Double spacing The, is hitting return twice after each line, bit unwieldy to do manually on a processor with word-wrap but I think it can be set as double spaced when writing.

They didn't mention indents or anything else so I assume everything else is normal. Purely for readability I think.

Gauche

 

[English Lady]

well its worth a go isn't it?


Funnily enough I'm working with a novel idea right now.

Maybe its fate? *chuckles*

 

[Seattle Zack]

Similar contest here in the states at Bravo, Write your own sitcom

If you think you can write the next "Friends," submit fifteen pages of drivel in a screenplay format... deadline is Sept 18th though.

Yeah, I tried it, don't ask me why. Tough to write stupid enough for a sitcom.