Format: Novel
Wordcount: 48,410 words
Genre: Contemporary/Horror/Extreme (?)
Outline: A pervert gets an offer from a sex addict, and eventually reconnects with an old friend, with terrible consequences.
Status: Re-read (Developmental Edit) Chapters 5/26 Completed
Competition Submissions: 1 (Rejected)
E.S.Wills Notes: Onto re-reads. Unsure if I should print this or not (Printing is so expensive :<)
Format: Short Screenplay
Genre: Contemporary/Horror
Outline: A live-streamer opens a bad link.
Status: First draft completed. Revision needed.
Competition Submissions: 0
E.S.Wills Notes: I've been debating whether this is a project I film with my partner (as the location is based on his family home) or if I send the script off to competitions instead.
Format: Stageplay
Genre: Based-on.
Outline: Based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein makes his Creature.
Status: First draft completed. Revision needed.
Competition Submissions: 0
E.S.Wills Notes: This one was based off a very particular staging location where one of my good friends staged a piece they'd written (and I'd performed as an extra cast member). I've considered refining this one and sending it for competition (or potentially pitching as a small production).
Wordcount: 39,457
Format: Novel
Genre: Mystery, Psychological
Outline: A therapist works with a monster
Status: Backburner
Competition Submissions: 0
E.S.Wills Notes: This project ended up feeling too big for me and too precious at the time. I may revisit it in time, and probably change aspects about the core concept.
Wordcount: 1997 words
Format: Short Story
Genre: Contemporary
Outline: A woman clears out her family home and finds her old toys
Status: Sent for Competition
Competition submissions: 1 (awaiting response)
E.S.Wills Notes: I'm quite interested in the concept of rekindling a relationship to your childhood self as an adult. I've personally felt I've done much of the same.
Wordcount: 5748 Words
Format: Short Story
Genre: Horror
Outline: Two members of an noise metal band set out to make a song like no other.
Status: Third Draft
Competition Submissions: 0
E.S.Wills Notes: I'm tempted to make this one a longer short-story, and flesh out its two main characters' motivations.
Wordcount: 2547 Words
Format: Short Story
Genre: Contemporary
Outline: A boy and his aunt, in the throes of early grief, go to grab breakfast.
Status: Revisions
Competition Submissions: 1 (rejected)
E.S.Wills Notes: I want to revisit this one. It's informed by quite personal circumstances and I feel it just needs a bit more work and a bit more persistence with sending it off.
Wordcount: 3211 Words
Format: Short Story
Genre: Contemporary, Drama
Outline: A young man goes to a party and meets his ex-girlfriend.
Status: Revisions
Competition Submissions: 0
E.S.Wills Notes: This was a work I made during University, which I'm tempted to revisit and rework. It centred on some experiences I'd not had myself, and I'm still unsure if I explored the subject matter well as a result.
Wordcount: 4026 Words
Format: Short Story
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Outline: A man meets a woman at the bar. It's Death.
Status: Revisit
Competition Submisssions: 1 (rejected)
E.S.Wills Notes: This was a work I made during University, and the one I'm most proud of out of the ones I made for my Creative Writing Module. Would love to revisit.