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Critiques 4 U

October 25, 2016 by BECCA PUGLISI

halloween-1743227_1920Well, folks, in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s October. For me, that means ordering Halloween costumes, enjoying the leaves changing color, and baking all the pumpkin stuff.  On the blogging front, Ange and I kicked off our Resident Writing Coach program last week with our first post, which was a humdinger from April Bradley, and the next one will be out next week. Since there was a gap in our calendar, I figured it was a good time for…

CRITIQUES 4 U!

~~CONTEST IS CLOSED!~~

If you’re working on a first page and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment that includes: 

1) your email address. Some of you have expressed concern about making your email address public; if you’re sure that the email address associated with your WordPress account is correct, you don’t have to include it here. But if you do win and I’m unable to contact you through that email address, I’ll have to choose an alternate winner.

2) your story’s genre (no erotica, please)

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!

BECCA PUGLISI
BECCA PUGLISI

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.

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  1. BECCA PUGLISI says

    October 26, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    Ok, everyone. The winners for this month are…

    Jean Bay Wiley
    Sandy Green
    Elli Comeau

    Thanks so much for entering! See you next month :).

    • Victoria Marie Lees says

      October 27, 2016 at 10:22 am

      Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks again for offering this, Becca.

  2. BECCA PUGLISI says

    October 26, 2016 at 7:13 am

    Thanks for entering, everyone! I’ll be back this afternoon to announce the winners :).

  3. David Pelletier says

    October 26, 2016 at 4:02 am

    Genre: Murder mystery
    david1pelletier@hotmail.com

  4. Jenni Enzor says

    October 26, 2016 at 1:33 am

    The Emotion Thesaurus is my go-to whenever I’m stuck with emotions–and for whatever reason, emotions are one of the hardest things for me to write. The Motivation Thesaurus sounds like something else I need.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    genre: MG mystery

  5. Marie says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:56 pm

    Thanks for this opportunity!
    Genre: contemporary romance
    Email: heathmocha at gmail dot com

  6. Dylan says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    jones . Dylan 19 @ yahoo . com

    YA Urban Fantasy

  7. Dawn says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! What a treat ?☺️

    Dawnhusted (@) gmail
    Genre: YA scifi

  8. Elli Comeau says

    October 25, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Email below the comment box 🙂

    Genre: contemporary fantasy

    Thank you for the opportunity and your time!

  9. R. C. Jordan says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Sorry – was so excited to enter this, I forgot to post genre. 🙂
    Paranormal Romance

  10. Robert Jordan says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    Sorry! Forgot to add genre: Suspense thriller
    Thanks!

  11. Ellen Mulholland says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    YA mystery
    ellenmulholland@att.net
    I’d be grateful!

  12. Robert Jordan says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    Excellent opportunity!

  13. R.C. Jordan says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  14. Jay Hicks says

    October 25, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    Hi there. I’m so impressed by all that you offer. Thank you!
    I’m writing rural historical fiction featuring strong women.

  15. Rick Barnes says

    October 25, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    My earlier comment doesn’t seem to have gone through, so I’m posting it again … my apologies if it then shows up twice.

    I’m writing a mystery / suspense short story. Thanks Becca for doing this.

    My email is in rbarnes7557 at gmail.

  16. Lori Brody says

    October 25, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    So nice that you are doing this.

    literary/short story.

  17. Leslie Randall says

    October 25, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    Genre: Contemporary Romance

    Thanks for generousity.

    Lesrandall@aol.com

  18. Sandy Green says

    October 25, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    YA Contemporary/Historical

    Thanks for offering this! I have several of your very informative blog posts tagged and open on my computer.

  19. Melissa Sugar says

    October 25, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    What a generous offer. How do you find the time with everything else you do? I’m impressed. I love what one of the commenters called her novel or her manuscript: she referred to her WIP as her story-embryo. Perfect word choice, very vivid. I bet she’a a fantastic author. So, yes, please put my name in the hat. I would be honored to receive a critique from you.

    Psychological Thriller/Domestic Noir
    Sugarlaw13@live.com

  20. Jean Bay Wiley says

    October 25, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    I always appreciate more critiques, so this is a nice opportunity. First pages, so critical. I have a WordPress account and I blog at writenowjbw, so I’m sure you can contact me there. I even have a contact page set up. Thanks!

    • Jean Bay Wiley says

      October 25, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      Darn, I forgot to say my genre is Contemporary realism for YA audience. Jean Bay Wiley

  21. Rick Barnes says

    October 25, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    What a terrific, first-class opportunity!! The two of you really “pay it forward!”

    Mine is a short story, in the mystery / suspense genre. I can be found at rbarnes7557 waaay over there at gmail. (or was that too subtle? LOL)

  22. Carol A Malone says

    October 25, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    Thank you for the opportunity. This is very generous of you. I can’t wait for your motivation thesaurus. It’s hard for me to write my characters’ motivation when I suffer from my own lack. You have given me a treasure trove from which to dig. Thank you.

    Carol Malone
    cam@3tcm.net

  23. Victoria Marie Lees says

    October 25, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    Nature in autumn fills the soul! Genre: memoir vmlwriter@comcast.net

  24. Lori Oestreich says

    October 25, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    Historical Romance

    Thank you for the opportunity.

  25. Alicia Dugas says

    October 25, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    GENRE: Romance
    adugas65 at gmail dot com

  26. Mary Kate says

    October 25, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    Yes please! I have a YA contemporary I’d love critiqued, and you can contact me via WordPress 🙂 Thanks!

  27. Lynn Farnham says

    October 25, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    Genre: Historical fiction/romance

    Happy Fall!

  28. Robin E. Mason says

    October 25, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    of course I’d love your eyes on my story-embryo!!

    I write women’s fiction, and have now turned historical

  29. Missy De Graff says

    October 25, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Genre: Paranormal
    countess[dot]degraff[at]gmail.com

    You are super awesomesauce for doing this!

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 25, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      I have always suspected I was super awesomesauce. Thank you for confirming :).

  30. Fritzie von Jessen says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Love your blogs. They are totally inspiring.

    Genre: women’s fiction

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 25, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      So glad you’re enjoying them, Fritzie. Good luck!

  31. Donna Maloy says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:55 am

    donna @ donnamaloy dot com
    Young Adult
    What a wonderful opportunity!

  32. Linda Thomas says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:36 am

    See email address in the box below.

    Memoir

  33. Naomi Kennedy says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:27 am

    1. nkennedyca@yahoo.ca
    2. apocalyptic fantasy

    very cool thing to do for all of us 🙂

  34. Sherika Arnold says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:22 am

    sherikaarnold@yahoo.com

    Genre: Inspirational

  35. Beverly King says

    October 25, 2016 at 11:20 am

    You two are the greatest!

    Genre: romance

    bckii@outlook.com

  36. Isabelle says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:52 am

    icrusoe@live.se

    Have no idea what genre it falls under. It’s historical action romance, but not exactly. ?

    Happy Halloween, and thank you. ?

  37. Shanna Rogers says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:49 am

    shanna.rogers@live.com

    MG Contemporary

    Thanks!

  38. Sherry says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:41 am

    1) Email – included

    2) Genre – sci-fi/fantasy

  39. Rose Phillips says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Genre: contemporary YA

    What a generous offer. Thank you!

  40. Rose Phillips says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Genre: YA

    What a generous offer!

  41. Brenda says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:13 am

    Halloween and fall… the best.

    brenda dot moguez@gmail.com

  42. Aiar says

    October 25, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Aiarshai at gmail dot com

    Fantasy

  43. JC Martell says

    October 25, 2016 at 8:09 am

    GENRE: Romance

    Fingers crossed, toes crossed.
    Thanks for the opportunity!

    (I don’t think I have a “WordPress Account”. Is the email entered in the box below the reply sufficient for contact?)

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 25, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Yep, you’re good 🙂

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