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Critiques 4 U!

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Monthly first-page critique contest from Writers Helping Writers

Happy almost March, everyone! There are a lot of things about life that drive me a little bonkers—so much so that I often need to remind myself of the good stuff that’s happening. Snow days wreak havoc on my work routine, but I love the excitement and joy they bring to my kids. The cold weather is getting a little old by the end of February, but it makes spring that much more satisfying when it rolls around. So take a minute today to look at the bright side and be reminded of the good things in life. Like free critiques, for example…

CRITIQUES 4 U!

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!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. BECCA PUGLISI says

    Happy Tuesday morning! The winners this month are…

    Romana
    Kate (post-apocalyptic sci-fi)
    Nicole Brown Jamet

    Thanks so much for entering, everyone! Winners, I’ll be contacting you shortly. See you next month 🙂

  10. Jean A. Richardson says

    I’ll give it a whirl, Becca.
    My entry if chosen, will be: MG Contemporary Fiction.
    Thanks.

  16. Kate says

    1) email included (below)
    2) post-apoc sci-fi

    Everything crossed.

    Well, not everything, because that would make typing something of a challenge. Eyes, front and center; fingers at the keyboard…which leaves toes.

    TOES CROSSED!

  29. Monique Greilich says

    I am working on fiction. The book is about a condominium community with a bully protagonist . Thanks for this opportunity.

  32. Sharon Allen says

    Hi Becca,

    I write romance novels and am 31 chapters into my latest book. Would love some feedback on my first page though. Thanks for all you do. I have all six of your books and they’ve me so much.

  38. Harry Wegley says

    Hi, Becca,
    I read your page nearly every morning and tweet it often. Thanks for offering the critique! My genre is high-action romantic suspense.
    harryw51(at)comcast(dot)net

  39. Mark Scott Piper says

    Hi Becca,

    This is my favorite site, and my thesaurus collection is growing rapidly. I’m about to have to get a new copy of The Emotion Thesaurus because mine’s nearly worn out.

    Mainstream, magical realism