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Big Finish make original audio adventures, including Doctor Who.

They're asking new writers to pitch ideas for a one-off, 25-minute Fifth Doctor and Nyssa audio adventure, which they hope will make up one of four single-episode stories comprising a future Doctor Who release.

http://www.bigfinish.com/news/OPPORTUNITY-FOR-NEW-WRITERS

OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW WRITERS
(19/01/2010)
For a very limited period, Big Finish is pleased to invite prospective writers to pitch ideas for a one-off, 25-minute Fifth Doctor and Nyssa audio adventure, which we hope will make up one of four single-episode stories comprising a future /Doctor Who/ release.

Full details are contained in the briefing document, which you can download in .pdf format here: http://bigfinish.com/file-store/writers.pdf

But hurry – this window of opportunity closes on Monday 1 February!

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I buy Big Finish audios, so I've listened to a bazillion of them. Some were even 5 and Nyssa. I can totally... not do this. :-( I have no bunnies. I have no Nyssa in my head. And 5 in my head is primarily interested in Turlough, which isn't terribly helpful for trying to write audios. And did I mention I have no bunnies? Which is a general state lately and really unhelpful. And, also, the one part stories aren't generally the ones that inspire me. Although Circular Time was 5 and Nyssa and a set of single stories, and I liked that rather a lot. *thinks thinks thinks*

... there's layers or reasons I 'should' try this, like my college tutor was telling me I should write some more, though she did say to get away from Doctor Who and try more places, but then that's a reason to succeed at Doctor Who. And, also, since I keep saying I want to write for Doctor Who, I'll feel a complete fraud if I don't try.

... but the bunnies are hiding. :-( :-( :-(


Maybe instead I can go around all the female writers who do DW stories and see if they'll try it. Because there's a really noticeable shortage of women writers at Big Finish.



25 minutes, 5 + Nyssa and no more than 3 original characters, no references to previous canon characters, monsters, or settings. Original. New. Possibly a bit different.
... that's even harder.
Also you'd have to keep the 2 canon people even closer in character because there's no other bits to shore things up.


In other news, RTD has gone to Fox to make more Torchwood.
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