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Critiques 4 U, January Edition

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CONTEST IS CLOSED

Happy 2015, everyone! I hope you’re getting your January groove on, making goals or resolutions or whatever it is that gets you going in the New Year. I’m sure that some of you are wanting to rework that opening page or fine-tune those editing skillz. And if that’s the case, you’re in luck. ‘Cause it’s time for Critiques 4 U!

If you’re agonizing over that first page and you wouldn’t mind me chainsawing taking a gander at it, leave a comment that includes: 

1) your email address

2) the working title of your WIP

3) its genre (no erotica, please)

4) the intended audience

ONLY ENTRIES THAT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

3 commenters’ names will be drawn and posted tomorrow. If you win, you can email me your first page and I’ll offer my feedback. Best of luck!

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Comments

  2. BECCA PUGLISI says

    Thanks for entering, everyone! The contest is now closed, and the winners are…

    Caerlynn Nash
    Joan Hall
    Tamara Meyers

    Thanks for entering. I’ll see you next month :).

    • Isabelle says

      Thank you for giving us the opportunity. =) Congratulations to the winners. Hope to see you in stores soon. =D

  5. JC Martell says

    I’m not trying to stuff the ballot box!! I forgot to tell you what a generous and SPECIAL opportunity this is.

  7. Lesa says

    Thanks for the kind offer! I’ve been fussing over this for quite a while now.

    FAIRY-TELLS (working title)
    sci-fi romantasy
    YA, and probably woman in general

  13. Tara Ashlyn says

    1) Email address: TaraAshlyn@yahoo.com
    2) Working Title: Fawn Hollow
    3) Genre: Romantic Suspense/ Thriller
    4) Intended Audience: New Adult

    Thank you so much for this opportunity. This is my first novel attempt..here is to dreams coming true! It is AWESOME that you guys are doing this!

  19. T. Gemmell says

    Actually, I would love a critique.

    I call my project ‘My Uncle, His Basement, and the Disaster That Followed’. For the most part it is fantasy, but borders on steampunk. It is intended to be MG, hopefully for the male readers. If you are interested my contact is gemmell.t.r at gmail dot com.

  29. Carrie-Anne says

    E-mail: CarrieAnne79 (at) yahoo (dot) com

    Working Title: And Aleksey Lived

    Genre: Alternative history, historical fiction, saga

    Intended Audience: Adults, mature teenagers, Russophiles

  32. Mary Jo Caffrey says

    Thanks for this opportunity!

    Email: wufslam@cox..net

    Title: The Curious Case of Humpty Dumpty

    Genre: Fantasy

    Audience: Adult

  33. R. E. Hunter says

    Email: r.e.hunter2012[at]gmail[dot]com
    Title: Hydra
    Genre: Techno-thriller
    Intended audience: Adult

  34. Elizabeth Rash says

    1) your email address -lizrash@gmail.com
    2) the working title of your WIP -Grandma’s Prophecy
    3) its genre (no erotica, please) -Memoir Novel
    4) the intended audience- New Adult

    Thank you! I’m stuck and could most definitely use the feedback.

  36. Amber Troyer says

    Email: atroyer77 (@) gmail.com
    Working Title: Terrapin
    Genre: Sci-fi Thriller
    Target Audience: YA

    Thank you for the opportunity of winning a critique!

  43. Sherry says

    Thank you!
    Email: sherrysoule AT att DOT net
    Working Title: IRRESISTIBLE MISTAKE
    Genre: New Adult Romantic Suspense
    Audience: 18 and up

  54. Janet Hartman says

    That first page is so important! I’ve reworked and shuffled my early chapters multiple times and would love your comments on my current version. I’m feeling pretty comfortable with it but welcome any suggestions on improving the opening to what I hope will be my debut novel.

    Janet Hartman

    • Janet Hartman says

      Title: American Gold
      Genre: Historical, possibly women’s fiction
      Audience: adult, especially those with family members who immigrated to the US in the early 20th century.

  58. Paula says

    HI Becca,
    I love Critiques 4 U! My working title is Greylock. The genre is supernatural mystery or what some might call ‘quiet horror’ meaning no conventional violence. The readers are horror readers but also those who enjoy dark fiction with supernatural elements. My email is in the required fields above.

  59. Pat says

    I would love the chance to get some feedback on the all important opening of my current WIP…
    ‘Looking for Heaven’ is a YA novel in an apocalyptic setting.
    Thanks for the opportunity, meanwhile back to editing!

  63. Sandy Kirby Quandt says

    Becca, I have a WIP, “No Easy Choice”, historical fiction written for Middle Grade readers age 8-12. I’d love your thoughts on it. Thanks for the chance to win a first page critique.

  65. Alyssa says

    Wow, thanks so much for the offer!

    Email: alyssa.carlier[at]gmail.com
    Working title: Winner Takes All
    Genre: literary thriller
    Intended audience: adult

  66. Jodi Carmichael says

    Hi Angela,

    My current WIP is Ford and Ellie’s Mostly Solved Mysteries: Family of Spies. Yes, it is a working title. Likely to be shortened to Ford and Ellie: Family of Spies. It is a middle grade novel.

    It is taking me far longer than usual to get through the first draft as I am working two jobs, but as of February 22nd, I’ll be done to one and I want to dive right back into this one and get cracking!

    Any feedback, tips, etc, would be most awesome.

    Take care,

    Jodi

    PS Thank for doing this!