Cover Image for Stay Awake Mary

Stay Awake Mary short

Sign In to see % Rating

#Drama

By Barry John Terblanche

The smallest of good deeds are life rewarding. This, Mary will discover tonight.

Awards

Approved

Summary

1 Reviews | 9 pages | 4 years ago | Draft 1

#Female Lead #Interfaith Relationship ##mystery #Life and Death

9 pages... just read it, will you?

Industry Reviews

No Industry Reviews

Peer Reviews

Good concept, clumsy execution.

Writer, awesome concept. Really great short with a great twist. That being said, the twist is pretty easy to spot early on in the story.
I had difficulty with the dialog. Mary seemed to speak with an older voice than her character was meant to be. She is introduced as 40 but some of her dialog comes off as elderly.
Additionally, there were more than several spelling errors. Please proofread your material before posting it for review. I found...

read more...

Top Reviewer

Grant Miller

Recommended for You

Spaceman

#Drama #Sci-Fi/Fantasy #Comedy

An agoraphobic man finds a space helmet which seems to get rid of the things he fears, only for him to become dependent on wearing the helmet.

Luke & Ira

#Comedy #Drama

Recently told he is losing his vision from illness, A 25-year-old New Yorker spends an afternoon being mentored by an elderly blind neighbor - a once famous comedian.

You Want To Hear A Joke?

#Drama

Following the death of his mother, a playwright loses his purpose. He goes out into the middle of the ocean for inspiration and gets stuck there. In his last moments alive, he begins to tell his life in the form of a standup routine told to an imaginary audience.

BlogMother

1 year ago

cover image for The Ultimate Screenwriting Workshop is Finally Here

The Ultimate Screenwriting Workshop is Finally Here

#Industry #Writing #Screenwriting

1 year ago

cover image for The First Step to Becoming A True Screenwriter

The First Step to Becoming A True Screenwriter

#Writing #Screenwriting

2 years ago

cover image for In A Fictional World Where The Best Movies Win Awards, Here's What The Oscars Would Look Like

In A Fictional World Where The Best Movies Win Awards, Here's What The Oscars Would Look Like

#Movies #Awards #Industry

2 years ago

cover image for 3 TV Shows that Will Make You A Better Screenwriter

3 TV Shows that Will Make You A Better Screenwriter

#Movies #Industry #Television

2 years ago

cover image for Social Media Influencers are the New Goldmine for Hollywood Screenwriters

Social Media Influencers are the New Goldmine for Hollywood Screenwriters

#Movies #Industry #Television #Writing

2 years ago

cover image for 10 Opening Credits Sequences That Will Help Improve Your Screenplay

10 Opening Credits Sequences That Will Help Improve Your Screenplay

#Movies