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!
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 🙂
Congrats to the winners 🙂
I’m probably too late, but here goes:
blaine@blainedarden.com
Gay Sci-Fi Romantic Suspense
Nope! The contest ends whenever I can get my kids off to school and start working, so you made it :).
Cool 🙂
even though I didn’t win lol
jones.dylan19@ yahoo.com no spaces
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Just found this, hope it’s not too late to join in.
iwferguson23 at gmail
genre: fantasy
I’m definitely going to enter. 🙂
Email: ddavis.6841@outlook.com
Genre: Science Fantasy
Thanks for the opportunity!
email: cherylsterling@hotmail.com
genre: historical romance
Hi Becca,
I’d love to have my first page critiqued.
My email is annecasey580@gmail.com
Genre is literary fiction.
Thank you
New at this, so here goes!
email: kstrippel (at) gmail.com
Genre: sci-fi short story
Thanks for doing this!
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
sallyshupe1 at gmail dot com
inspirational syfy
Hi Becca,
achaney39@gmail.com
Genre: Historical romance
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
I’d love to get a critique!
Belknapmi@comcast.net
YA Contemporary
Hi Becca,
Thank you for running Critiques 4 U!
email: debjatwood@gmail.com
genre: upper middle grade contemporary
Email: simenson64@gmail.com
Genre: Adventure romance
Genre: Mature Young Adult Magical Realism
Email: susanshiney@yahoo.com
Thanks for the opportunity!
Thank you for the opportunity.
leta@letamccurry.com
historical fiction
Thank you! I’m writing contemporary romance.
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
Hi Becca … Thanks for the opportunity.
glen797@msn.com
Biblical Fiction
Terrified– but willing to risk it for the biscuit!
gzuswins@gmail.com
Genre: Mystery /Suspense
Hey there Becca,
Please enroll me in the contest. My email is aurorazdb@gmail
My genre is memoir
Hey there Becca,
Please enroll me in the contest. My email is aurorazdb@gmail.com my genre is a memoir.
Hi Becca,
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
Genre: Historical romance.
MG Historical Fiction. Thanks again for the opportunity!
I would love to have you critique the first page of my WIP.
memoir/narrative nonfiction. Thank you!
Good morning!
Thank you for offering a page critique ~
I write romantic mystery
dorsetgalwrites@gmail.com
I’d like to enter!
Genre: YA contemp
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
Hello. My genre is Historical fiction
Email: included 🙂
Genre: YA Fantasy
Thanks for the opportunity!
emcush (at) hotmail (dot) com
MG Mystery
Thanks for this, Becca!
Email: courtneylefebvre04@gmail.com
Genre: urban fantasy
Thank you!
anirishwrit@yahoo.com
Low Fantasy
Hi Becca!
I have a ready for your eyes Middle Grade light fantasy.
Ellen
I can’t believe it’s been a month since the last opportunity! Time flies when you are writing.
Genre: Memoir
Hi Becca, thank you again!
debbieerickson72@gmail.com
Genre: Political Suspense/Mystery
Genre: Young Adult contemporary
Email: sanykta@gmail.com
dj1971@comcast (dot) net
Genre: Suspense
Thanks for giving your time to pay it forward.
Nhanova411@gmail.com
Adult Sci-Fi Thriller
Genre: lnspirational Romance
Thank you. I write science fiction adventure.
Newshoundtonovelist@hotmail.com
Literary – contemporary
Hi Becca,
I’d like to enter the contest. Thank you very much for this opportunity.
email: katja.rammer@katjarammer.com
genre: YA dystopia