
WANTED: First pages to read by the pool
CONTEST CLOSED
If you’re working on a first page (in any genre except erotica) and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment. Any comment :). As long as the email address associated with your WordPress account is up-to-date, I’ll be able to contact you if you win. Just please know that if I’m unable to get in touch with you through that address, I’ll have to choose an alternate winner.
Two caveats:
▪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, let me ask that you plan on entering the next contest, once any necessary tweaking has been taken care of.
▪I’d like to be able to use portions of winning submissions as illustrations in an upcoming presentation I’m creating on first pages. By entering the Critiques 4 U contest, you’ll be granting permission for me to use small writing samples only (no author names or book titles).
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!
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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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Hi Becca! I would love a first page read for my memoir about attending college as a mother of five. Enjoy your pool!
Hi, Victoria. The contest is closed now, but your earlier post did go through, so you were included in the random draw. Have a great weekend!
Alrighty! The winners for this month are…
Breanda Kleager
Tracy Perkins
Lisa Orchard
Thanks again, everyone, for entering. I’ll see you next month!
I’m working on a fantasy novel, left-handed due to two broken bones and a fractured wrist. It’s my right arm of course. The slowdown has given me opportunities to think about characters and plot.
What a great way to use poolside time. Nothing like a bit of drama to help work up a sweat. Have fun. x Jay.
This would be awesome! That pool looks amazing too….
What a great opportunity, count me in for a chance at a critique.
This is so cool of you to do for writers and fans of your page! By the way, I’m totally jealous of the pool reading 😉
Sign me up! I’ve got sci-fi with gender fluid characters.
How exciting!!!!
Dlee0614@yahoo.ca
🙂
Hi Becca! I would love a first page read for my memoir about attending college as a mother of five. Enjoy your pool!
Great idea! Would love to have feedback. Thanks!
Oh! Pick me! Pick Me! 🙂
tomandchris6 (at) bellsouth (dot) net
Count me in! This sounds awesome 🙂
Yes please.
I would love a critique of my mystery novel’s first page.
This would be great thanks!
Sign me up.
I would love to hear your critique! I am working on a draft for a short story that i hope to have ready for submission by 8/1. Thank you for your consideration.
I’m working on a WWII mystery set on the home front I would love to have critiqued
I have a rom-com first page that I need feedback on. Thanks for the opportunity.
Enjoy the poolside.
Love the opportunities you give us — count me in!
giffmacshane (at) gmail (dot) com
Yes! Yes! Yes! My book is clean mystery..not cozy but can. Thanks for a chance to have you review my first page
Awesome. I’ll love to be involved.
What happens when the sun disappears, and the moon takes, that which is most precious, to get her mate back? Evereen will have to face all she’s been running from, to get back from the moon, what was taken from her.
That would be really cool, reading writing by the pool. I would love the feed back. Thanks for the opportunity!
would love it. New book. memoir. Harder than a novel.
What an awesome opportunity! Thank you for the chance. Would love your thoughts on my first page 🙂
Thanks, for the chance.
Yolionthenet@yahoo.com
Happy reading!
What a generous offer! I’m down!
I’ve rewritten my first page so many times now. I’d love a pro view!
I’d love your feedback on the first page of my story. Fingers crossed.
I would love an opinion on my MG F! Thank you so much for this!
I’m interested! I’d love some feedback on my first page!
Sounds relaxing!
Nonfiction Inspiration
i’m in between projects but i would be happy to have your thoughts on my first page of my most recent story.
It’s always helpful to have someone else look at your first page! I’m in. (and thanks!)
I’d love to get my first page critiqued! I’ll be sending my manuscript out to agents in September!!!
This is great! I’d love to get some feedback on my first page 🙂
What a great contest!
Yikes. I can’t edit my comment from a few minutes ago. Sniff, sniff. I meant STORY. LOL. I am working on my 1st Amish story for YA. I definitely would love a critique from the awesome Becca.💞
I’m working on my first Amish stost for YA). I would welcome your input. Why? Because…Becca.😄
I would love the opportunity, Becca . . .thanks!
Enjoy the pool 🙂
blaine@blainedarden.com
Gay Sci-Fi Romantic Suspense
Writing and reading at the pool? That’s an idea. Would love to send over my first page for your to pick through.