CONTEST CLOSED!
Well, it’s time for this month’s Critiques 4 U contest, and usually I have some kind of pithy, witty intro. But I’ve been knee-deep in contracts for the past week, and I’m all out of humor.
Why all the contracts, you ask? Well, they’re in preparation for the awesome NEW SOFTWARE PRODUCT that Angela and I have in the works. You can read more about One Stop For Writers™ here, and if you’re interested in getting all the up-to-date info as we approach our Fall release, you can also sign up for the One Stop newsletter.
But for now…let’s do some critiques!
If you’re working on a first page and would like some objective feedback, leave a comment that includes:
1) your email address
2) your story’s genre (no erotica, please)
3) the intended audience
~ONLY ENTRIES THAT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED~
Three commenters’ names will be randomly 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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Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus and its sequels. Her books are available in five languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library created to help writers elevate their storytelling.
Ok. Sorry for the delay in posting the winners. Without further ado:
CJ Verb
Dylan and
Margo
are the winners for June’s contest. Thanks for entering, everyone! Enjoy your summer :).
I can’t contact you through the email listed in the website because of technical problems through my computer. Please contact me with the email I wrote in the comment.
Hi, Dylan. I sent a message to the jones.dylan19@yahoo.com account, which is the one included with your entry. If that one’s not going through and you have another account we can use, please send it to me at becca.puglisi@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
1. joyfuljelatgmaildotcom
2. Romantic Suspense
3. Adult women
Thanks for the opportunity!
Thank you for running these monthly contests!
Email: leilarheaume at gmail dot com
Genre: Contemporary
Audience: NA
1) readchris@shaw.ca
2) genre: contemporary realistic middle grade fiction
3) audience : children aged 8-11
1. jones.dylan19@yahoo.com
2. Historical-Fiction
3. Young Adults
1. inard@internode.on.net
2. Science-Fiction
3. Adults
Thank you!
email: crone5620032@yahoo.com
Genre: adventure/suspense
Intended Audience : Women 35+
Email: r dot e dot hunter2012 at gmail dot com
Genre: Technothriller
Audience: Adult
splitdogg@hotmail.com
Fantasy adventure
YA – Adult
Thank you for this awesome opportunity!!
Does it count if my email is in the required field?
Genre: Science Fiction
Intended Audience: Young Adult
Thanks for the opportunity!
1.) giffmacshane (at) gmail (dot) com
2.) Historical Fiction
3.) Adult
email: jssca.lei(@)gmail(.)com (sorry for the parentheses, I get too much spam already…)
YA sci-fi
1. chyny18@aol.com
2. New Adult thriller
3. 18+
celia.winky@gmail.com
sweet contemporary romance
adults
1) aiarshai at gmail dot com
2) Science Fiction
3) general adult audiences
Your newsletter is always on my must-read list! Thanks for offering this!
1.) giffmacshane (at) gmail (dot) com
2.) Historical Fiction
3.) Adult
Email: TaraAshlyn@yahoo.com
Genre: Suspense
Audience: Mature YA/ New Adult
Want to learn about your awesome new SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
spenelopej@aol.com
Contemporary/historical with supernatural elements
Women 35+
elysabethgrace7@gmail.com
Historical Romance non-Regency with heat
Adult
Thank you for this fabulous site!
Email: eteskey@gmail.com
Genre : Urban fantasy
Audience : Adult
Looking forward to the new program.
awriter@mindspring.com
mainstream historical with romantic elements
adults, especially those interested in history or ancestry
I’m excited to learn more about the new software.
And for the critique of a first page *fingers crossed*
sharonlhughson@gmail.com
YA Fantasy
12-16 year olds who love dragons but like a more contemporary setting (this is actually in the future on Earth)
Requesting 1st page feedback:
cjverb@gmail.com
middle grade science fiction
4th to 8th graders
Thank you!
liz@pcsintl.com
YA
Jr High and High School readers, especially boys
Looking forward to the new software!
Congrats on your new venture!!!
Would love a critique!
holly@kerr.ca
chick-lit/spy thriller
adult audience
anniekelleher@aol.com
cozy mystery series featuring a psychic detective
16+
Now software? I’m on my way to check it out! And to whomever wins a critique, your in for some very good sound advice.
Thank you, Bish!
Hi looking forward to the updates on the software ?
Email: sachablack87 AT gmail DOT com
Genre: YA Fantasy
audience: YA/NA
Thanks for running these critique comps ?
Ooh! A program? How exciting.
Congratulations on your new venture. I have all your books, and they are invaluable. Thank you.
Love the critique offer:
yolandarenee@hotmail.com
genre – mystery
adult / folks who love strong female characters
I’m excited for the software versions!
Ann Bracken
ann@ebrack.com
Historical Romance
Intended audience: those who like sweet historicals with heat.
Story’s genre/ Fantasy/ Magical Realism
Intended Audience/ Teenagers/ Adults who believe in God and believe Satan is real. The main audience is people who sport tattoos.
email: sjdunncuba at yahoo dot com
genre: literary thriller (I hope the ‘literary’ part is right!)
intended audience: thriller readers
title: A Million Closed Eyes
Would love your honest reactions…
1. victoria.cleave@gmail.com
2. Fantasy Romance
3. Adult
Email : Entered above.
Genre : Pirate Adventure
Intended Audience : Pre-Teen
icrusoe@live.se
A Supernatural Romance
YA / NA