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Critiques 4 U!

July 25, 2017 by BECCA PUGLISI

Hello, lovely writer friends! How’s your summer going? My family’s working our way through our summer bucket list, which so far includes getting ice cream, picking berries, making pie, and going to the water park. We’re also getting ready to fly out of town to visit Nana and Granddaddy, which equates to children happily watching movies at 30,000 feet and uninterrupted reading time for me. That means I need some material :).

CONTEST 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)

Also, please be sure your first page is ready to go so I can critique it before next month’s contest rolls around. If it needs some work and you won’t be able to get it to me right away, I’d like to ask that you plan on entering the next contest, once any necessary tweaking has been taken care of. 🙂

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

    July 26, 2017 at 8:26 am

    And the winners are…

    Temple Wang, Dylan, and Tricia Saxby. Congrats! I’ll be in touch shortly.

    And thanks everyone for entering. See you again next month :).

  2. Gargi says

    July 26, 2017 at 7:29 am

    Thanks for the opportunity, Becca!

    Email: Mehra DOT gargi at gmail DOT com
    Genre: YA Contemporary

  3. David Pelletier says

    July 26, 2017 at 6:14 am

    Genre: murder mystery
    email: david1pelletier@hotmail.com

  4. Dylan says

    July 26, 2017 at 3:33 am

    Urban Fantasy

    jones.dylan19@yahoo.com

  5. Lynn says

    July 26, 2017 at 1:46 am

    Historical Fiction/romance
    lynnandpaul1@bellsouth.net

  6. De Wayne W. Perry says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:01 pm

    dwperry@dwperry.net
    Literary Fiction

    Thank you for your generous offer! Enjoy your vacation.

  7. John Helmon says

    July 25, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    Literary fiction
    johnhel@hotmail.com

  8. Tricia Saxby says

    July 25, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    Contemporary reunion romance

    csaxby@telus.net

  9. J. Amirah says

    July 25, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    Thanks for this critique lottery!

    YA – Realistic Fiction
    jrichardsonwriter@gmail.com

  10. L Rita St. Clair says

    July 25, 2017 at 8:00 pm

    Time Travel Romance
    Lritastclaire@gmail.com
    Thanks!

  11. Patrick Witz says

    July 25, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    Patrick Witz
    writerwitz@pacbell.net
    Speculative Fiction

    As Donkey from the Shrek Movie shouts jumping up from behind the crowd, “Oh, pick me, pick me, oh pick me!”

  12. Nicolle Browne-Jamet says

    July 25, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    nicollebrownejamet@gmail.com
    Genre: psychological suspense

    Have a great vacation and happy reading!

  13. Jackie Layton says

    July 25, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Romantic Suspense
    joyfuljelatgmaildotcom

    Thanks, Becca!

  14. Alicia Dugas says

    July 25, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    Genre: New Adult romance
    adugas65 [at] gmail [dot] com

  15. Laurie Wood says

    July 25, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    Hi Becca,
    Romantic suspense
    lauriewood23@shaw.ca

  16. Talia says

    July 25, 2017 at 2:28 pm

    Thanks for doing critiques every month, Becca!!
    Email – included
    Genre – YA Epic Fantasy

  17. Sally Shupe says

    July 25, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    Happy uninterrupted reading time for you! Thank you for offering a critique!

    psychological suspense

    sallyshupe1@gmail.com

  18. Soulla Christodoulou says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    What an amazing opportunity – thank you so much Becca!

    Genre: Historical fiction (1950s Cyprus)

    Email: soullaauthor@gmail.com

  19. Romana Iorga says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Thanks so much for the opportunity!

    Romantic suspense

    riorga@yahoo.com

  20. Rebecca Sims says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    brucebecca1@gmail.com
    Murder Mystery

  21. Rhay says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    YA contemporary

    rchristou@cytanet.com.cy

    Thanks for the opportunity

  22. Marisa Noelle says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:22 pm

    Yes pls!

    YA contemporary fantasy

  23. Elizabeth Polucha says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    Hi Becca!

    I love your work!

    A memoir, which begins with my earliest childhood memories; before my parents first divorce and before the fire, which resulted in my mother becoming an alcoholic.

    platinumfiresong@gmail.com

    Thank you so much for this opportunity!
    I hope your holiday is pleasantly refreshing!

    Elizabeth

    PS
    I have a WordPress blog but life got in the way so I haven’t updated it for a while. I no longer live in Los Angeles. I now reside, (nearer to you I believe), in Los Vegas. However, my blog does include thoughts, from my heart, on my childhood abuse; from the view of a healing adult child of an alcoholic.

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      July 25, 2017 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks for the kind words, Elizabeth. I actually live in New York, so while Las Vegas is closer, it’s not too much closer ;).

      • Elizabeth Polucha says

        July 25, 2017 at 2:51 pm

        I apologize for thinking you lived in Las Vegas. I had it in my head after I experienced something strange with the Google maps application. I had just arrived in this seedy town, and was using maps to assist me, when Writers Helping Writers poped up on the map near to my location. It had a peculiar message attached to it… The message read that only I was able to view this!
        I realized later that, because I had visited your website, Google placed Writers Helping Writers as a “business I knew” into my maps application. That’s why it had the uncanny message that only I could see it.
        I must admit that, at the time, it was rather disconcerting, yet decidedly comforting, to be so mysteriously connected with other fellow writers. 🙂
        I no longer have that cell phone, so I’m not sure if Writers Helping Writers will still come up in my maps application to guide and comfort me.

      • Elizabeth Polucha says

        July 25, 2017 at 4:27 pm

        I apologize for writing too much. It’s what we do. ?????

  24. Amy Snyder says

    July 25, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    Women’s Fiction
    amysnyder901@gmail.com

  25. Emily Cushing says

    July 25, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    Thanks for the chance.

    emcush (at) hotmail (dot) com

    Middle grade mystery

  26. Jen says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:58 am

    Adult Contemporary Romance

    redhotbooks@yahoo.com

    Thank you!!

  27. Mary Nelligan says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:58 am

    Adult Historical Fiction
    mbalice@sbcglobal.net

    Thank you!

  28. H S Rivney says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:56 am

    What a kind offer! Look forward to winning a critique.
    Science Fiction

  29. Christina Pishiris says

    July 25, 2017 at 10:54 am

    Women’s commercial

    c_pishiris at hotmail dot com

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  30. Ellen Mulholland says

    July 25, 2017 at 10:39 am

    MG Contemporary
    ellenmulholland@att.net

    Thanks, Becca. Your insights are always appreciated!

    Best,
    Ellen

  31. Jan Karol Tanaka says

    July 25, 2017 at 9:59 am

    Adult historical fiction
    Thank you for this offer and for your helpful books.

  32. Rine says

    July 25, 2017 at 9:41 am

    1) rine

  33. Kristen Howe says

    July 25, 2017 at 9:29 am

    Adult political thriller

    Kristen.howe@gmail.com

  34. Carol Baldwin says

    July 25, 2017 at 7:34 am

    YA, Historical fiction

    cbaldwin6@me.com

    Thanks for offering and have a great vacation!

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      July 25, 2017 at 9:23 am

      Thank you, Carol!

  35. Temple Wang says

    July 25, 2017 at 7:05 am

    Literary Fiction
    templewangluo@gmail.com

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