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Critiques 4 U!

March 15, 2018 by BECCA PUGLISI

Hello, beautiful people! I hope you’re all having productive, efficient, kick-butt weeks. It’s time for March’s critique contest, but I wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for your encouragement. Your kind words, reviews, and support, yes, keep it all coming :). But I get just as charged when I run this contest each month and see so many writers putting themselves out there, risking criticism, knowing that if they win, it means more work. You guys are amazing, and I wish you exponential growth and wild success on your journeys!

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!

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

    March 16, 2018 at 8:41 am

    And the winners are…

    Natasha Hanova
    Sanyukta Thakare
    Courtney!

    You three, I’ll be in touch shortly. Thanks so much for entering, everyone! See you next month 🙂

    • Blaine D. Arden says

      March 16, 2018 at 12:16 pm

      Congrats to the winners 🙂

  2. Blaine D. Arden says

    March 16, 2018 at 6:21 am

    I’m probably too late, but here goes:

    blaine@blainedarden.com
    Gay Sci-Fi Romantic Suspense

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      March 16, 2018 at 8:38 am

      Nope! The contest ends whenever I can get my kids off to school and start working, so you made it :).

      • Blaine D. Arden says

        March 16, 2018 at 12:15 pm

        Cool 🙂

        even though I didn’t win lol

  3. Dylan says

    March 16, 2018 at 6:05 am

    jones.dylan19@ yahoo.com no spaces

    Genre: Urban Fantasy

  4. I. W. Ferguson says

    March 16, 2018 at 4:30 am

    Just found this, hope it’s not too late to join in.
    iwferguson23 at gmail
    genre: fantasy

  5. Dorothy says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    I’m definitely going to enter. 🙂

    Email: ddavis.6841@outlook.com
    Genre: Science Fantasy

  6. Cheryl Sterling says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:24 pm

    Thanks for the opportunity!

    email: cherylsterling@hotmail.com
    genre: historical romance

  7. Anne Casey says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:55 pm

    Hi Becca,
    I’d love to have my first page critiqued.
    My email is annecasey580@gmail.com
    Genre is literary fiction.
    Thank you

  8. Karin E. Nalepa says

    March 15, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    New at this, so here goes!

    email: kstrippel (at) gmail.com

    Genre: sci-fi short story

    Thanks for doing this!

  9. Bev says

    March 15, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    Hi, Becca:

    I love the opportunities you give us to have a second viewpoint on our first pages.

    Mine is a sweet romance.
    email: bckii@outlook.com
    Thanks,

    Beverly

  10. Sally Shupe says

    March 15, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    sallyshupe1 at gmail dot com

    inspirational syfy

  11. Ann Chaney says

    March 15, 2018 at 6:01 pm

    Hi Becca,

    achaney39@gmail.com

    Genre: Historical romance

  12. AM Lyvers says

    March 15, 2018 at 6:00 pm

    I can’t wait to see the picks, even if it’s not me, it’s still a learning opportunity–thank you!

    Adult Science Fiction
    AMLyvers (at) gmail (dot) com

  13. Sharon Belknap says

    March 15, 2018 at 5:05 pm

    I’d love to get a critique!
    Belknapmi@comcast.net
    YA Contemporary

  14. Deb Atwood says

    March 15, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    Hi Becca,
    Thank you for running Critiques 4 U!

    email: debjatwood@gmail.com
    genre: upper middle grade contemporary

  15. Lois Simenson says

    March 15, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Email: simenson64@gmail.com
    Genre: Adventure romance

  16. Susan Shiney says

    March 15, 2018 at 3:06 pm

    Genre: Mature Young Adult Magical Realism

    Email: susanshiney@yahoo.com

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  17. Leta McCurry says

    March 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Thank you for the opportunity.

    leta@letamccurry.com
    historical fiction

  18. Michelle says

    March 15, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Thank you! I’m writing contemporary romance.

  19. Val Harbolovic says

    March 15, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    Hi Becca,
    My first page is ready to go, and the genre is historical fiction.
    My novel is set in 1960-1 in the Portuguese African colony of Angola where I spent my childhood.
    Best wishes,
    Val

  20. Glen Goddard says

    March 15, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    Hi Becca … Thanks for the opportunity.

    glen797@msn.com

    Biblical Fiction

  21. Erika Hayes says

    March 15, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    Terrified– but willing to risk it for the biscuit!
    gzuswins@gmail.com

    Genre: Mystery /Suspense

  22. Aurora Flores says

    March 15, 2018 at 1:32 pm

    Hey there Becca,

    Please enroll me in the contest. My email is aurorazdb@gmail
    My genre is memoir

  23. Aurora Flores says

    March 15, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    Hey there Becca,

    Please enroll me in the contest. My email is aurorazdb@gmail.com my genre is a memoir.

  24. Karen McAtlin says

    March 15, 2018 at 12:57 pm

    Hi Becca,

    Thank you so much for this opportunity.

    Genre: Historical romance.

  25. Jarm says

    March 15, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    MG Historical Fiction. Thanks again for the opportunity!

  26. sarah morgan says

    March 15, 2018 at 12:43 pm

    I would love to have you critique the first page of my WIP.
    memoir/narrative nonfiction. Thank you!

  27. Marlene M Bell says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:47 am

    Good morning!

    Thank you for offering a page critique ~

    I write romantic mystery
    dorsetgalwrites@gmail.com

  28. Alicia Gregoire says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:44 am

    I’d like to enter!

    Genre: YA contemp

  29. Laura Selinsky says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Hi Becca, I’d love to have the first page of my short-short critiqued. The genre is literary fiction (I hate writing that because I worry that people will think I’m disrespecting fantasy and science fiction).
    Thanks for the opportunity.
    Laura Selinsky lnselinsky@hotmail.com

  30. Irene Wittig says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:19 am

    Hello. My genre is Historical fiction

  31. Talia says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:18 am

    Email: included 🙂

    Genre: YA Fantasy

  32. Emily Cushing says

    March 15, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Thanks for the opportunity!

    emcush (at) hotmail (dot) com

    MG Mystery

  33. Courtney! says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:43 am

    Thanks for this, Becca!

    Email: courtneylefebvre04@gmail.com
    Genre: urban fantasy

  34. Gerald Hapeman says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:39 am

    Thank you!

    anirishwrit@yahoo.com

    Low Fantasy

  35. Ellen Mulholland says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Hi Becca!

    I have a ready for your eyes Middle Grade light fantasy.

    Ellen

  36. Frances Rove says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:02 am

    I can’t believe it’s been a month since the last opportunity! Time flies when you are writing.

    Genre: Memoir

  37. Debbie Ericksoon says

    March 15, 2018 at 9:26 am

    Hi Becca, thank you again!

    debbieerickson72@gmail.com

    Genre: Political Suspense/Mystery

  38. Sanyukta Thakare says

    March 15, 2018 at 9:12 am

    Genre: Young Adult contemporary
    Email: sanykta@gmail.com

  39. Diane Johnson says

    March 15, 2018 at 9:05 am

    dj1971@comcast (dot) net

    Genre: Suspense

  40. Natasha Hanova says

    March 15, 2018 at 9:04 am

    Thanks for giving your time to pay it forward.

    Nhanova411@gmail.com
    Adult Sci-Fi Thriller

  41. Rebecca Owens says

    March 15, 2018 at 7:37 am

    Genre: lnspirational Romance

  42. Angie Arland says

    March 15, 2018 at 6:31 am

    Thank you. I write science fiction adventure.

  43. Donna-Louise Bishop says

    March 15, 2018 at 5:58 am

    Newshoundtonovelist@hotmail.com
    Literary – contemporary

  44. Katja Rammer says

    March 15, 2018 at 5:33 am

    Hi Becca,
    I’d like to enter the contest. Thank you very much for this opportunity.

    email: katja.rammer@katjarammer.com
    genre: YA dystopia

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