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October Critiques 4 U!

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CONTEST IS CLOSED!

I had SO MUCH FUN reading the first pages from last month’s Critiques 4 U contest winners. Thank you Terry Gene, Kelly Miller, and Heather Brady for being so brave as to let me read your work. And I was completely blown away by the response—over 70 entrants in that 24-hour period. With so many first pages out there just sitting around, waiting to be read, I need to get cracking.

Since Halloween is coming, along with my husband’s birthday and about a hundred soccer games, I’m opening submissions for this month’s contest today, before October gets totally whacko. If you’re working on something (no erotica, please) that needs fresh eyes, leave a comment that includes:

1) your email address (feel free to use “at” instead of @, etc.)

 2) the working title of your WIP

3) its genre

4) the intended audience

ONLY ENTRIES THAT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

I’ll randomly draw 3 commenters and post the winners on Thursday. If you win, you can email me your first page and I’ll give you my feedback.

You’ve got 24 hours. GO!

Also, there are only 5 days left to register for our Marketing Marriage webinar that’s happening on October 13th. If you’re interested in learning how to put together a successful book launch or visibility event, this might be just the thing for you!

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Comments

  1. BECCA PUGLISI says

    Yay! Thank you all so much for entering. The contest is now closed, and the winners for this month are…

    Mindy Hardwick
    Robyn Campbell
    Cayce LaCorte

    Congrats! I’ll be contacting you either today or tomorrow with the particulars so we can connect and I can get my hands on your literary goodies. Which won’t be as creepy as it sounds…

    Thanks all! Happy October 🙂

  4. Brett Jonas says

    Thanks for the great offer! I may be too late, but thought I’d try!

    Brettgjonas at gmail.com
    The Grimsai
    Fantasy
    Young Adult

  6. skipperZ says

    title: Out of Mind
    genre: Science Fiction
    audience: adult
    email: aiar shai (at) gmail dot com

  7. Wendy Macdonald says

    Thank you for this critique contest.
    1. purselanestudioatgmail.com
    2. Where the Evidence Leads
    3. inspirational mystery/romance
    4. adult women
    Blessings ~ Wendy ❀

  10. Jill W says

    Thanks for the opportunity for a free critique!

    1) Email address – jilian2011(at)hotmail(dot)com
    2) Working title of your WIP – Starting Over
    3) Genre – Inspirational Romance
    4) Intended audience – Adult

  12. Jackie Layton says

    Thanks for the opportunity.

    Title:The Bye Way Inn
    Genre:Inspirational Contemporary Romance
    Audience: Adult women
    joyfuljelatgmaildotcom

    Thanks again!

  13. Diana Lynn says

    1) your email address – 19(dot)doerdi(dot)85atgmail(dot)com

    2) the working title of your WIP – Scent of a Husband

    3) genre – Women’s Lit/Romance

    4) the intended audience – Adult

  17. Sandy says

    How fun!!!
    Happy birthday!!

    WIP women lit
    Still working on a title
    Maybe if I win and you get to read it you might be able to give me some suggestions.

    Thanks for the chance!!

  18. Robyn Campbell says

    YaY for Halloween and soccer and football and yummy foods by the fire. WAHOOO!! Thanks for doing this.

    Title: FEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN

    Genre: Contemporary/adventure

    Audience: MG

    robyn(at)robyncampbell(dot)com

  19. Zoe O. says

    Title: Unwinding Melody

    Genre/audience – Young adult realistic novel, kind of a dark romance

    Happy October to you!

  21. Diane Tracy says

    WIP: Baby Baby Please Let Me Hold You
    Genre: adult fiction / gay fiction
    A married (male) couple tries to decide if they want a baby and how they will choose to do so

    Working on chapter 3 😉 thank you for this opportunity!!

  22. Alexandra Battey says

    WIP title: The Relic
    Genre: YA sci-fi/fantasy
    Audience: YA-adult

    Thanks for offering this opportunity! 🙂

  23. SueAnn Porter says

    Thank you for this opportunity to have something good happen!!

    WIP: Ambassador

    Genre: Spiritual

    Audience: YA-Adult

  24. Adriana says

    Happy October!

    Title: The Perils of Penelope

    Genre: Fantasy

    Audience: Upper Middle Grade

    Thank you! 🙂

  27. Natasha Hanova says

    Sounds like you’re gonna have a busy month. Bundle up for those games.

    Title: Marked
    Genre: Urban Fantasy
    Audience: YA

  28. Sheri Fredricks says

    Thank you so much for this opportunity and Happy Birthday to your hubs!

    WIP: Her Future Past
    Time-Travel Contemporary Western Romance – Adult

    Have a blessed day!

  29. Sylvia Ike says

    WIP-The Vengeful Ones

    Genre- New Adult

    Audience- 18 and up

    Thanks so much for another opportunity:-)

  34. Sue Coletta says

    I’m working on a new novel and would love fresh eyes to look at the first page. Usually once the novel is complete I rewrite the opening hook, but since you’re offering… The working title is “MARRED”, it’s an adult suspense/mystery. I’ve started this book in a way I have never done before with previous novels and I don’t know if it works or not, so thank you for this opportunity.

  43. Victoria Cleave says

    WIP: Packet Gain
    Sci-fi / fantasy – adult

    Actually just a short story, but wouldn’t mind feedback on the first page.

    Thank you

  44. Victoria Cleave says

    WIP: Packet Gain
    Sci-fi / fantasy – adult

    It is actually just a short story, but wouldn’t mind some feedback on the first page.

    Thank you

  45. Mary Jo Caffrey says

    Great treat! Fans have an opportunity to get eagle editor eyes on their works. Thanks for this chance!

    Good luck on the field and happy birthday!

    Tittle: The Humpty Dumped Mystery

    Genre: Adult Humor-Fantasy

    Audience: YA-Adult