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Critiques 4 U, with Guest Editor Marissa Graff!

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THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED

It’s time for our monthly critique contest, and I’m excited to be able to introduce a new guest editor! Angela and I have known Marissa Graff for years; she has a TON of editing experience, she’s contributed guest posts to Writers Helping Writers in the past, and we’re super excited that she’ll be joining us as a Resident Writing Coach starting in October.

If you’re game to enter this month’s contest, here’s the amazing person you could be working with: 

Marissa has been a freelance editor and reader for literary agent Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary Agency for five years. In conjunction with Angelella Editorial, she offers developmental editing, author coaching, and more. She specializes in middle-grade and young-adult fiction, but also works with adult fiction. Marissa feels if she’s done her job well, a client should probably never need her help again because she’s given them a crash-course MFA via deep editorial support and/or coaching.
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CONTEST GUIDELINES

This month’s contest will be a little different because Marissa is offering up a critique on the FIRST FIVE PAGES of TWO WINNERS‘ stories!

If you’re working on a story opening (anything except erotica, nonfiction, or picture books) and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment. Any comment :). As long as the email address associated with your WordPress account/comment profile is up-to-date, Marissa will be able to contact you if you win. Just please know that if she’s unable to get in touch with you through that address, you’ll have to forfeit your win.

Please be sure your story opening is ready to go so she 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 her right away, let me ask that you plan on entering the next contest once any necessary tweaking has been taken care of.

Two commenters’ names will be randomly drawn and posted here tomorrow. If you win, Marissa will be in contact to get your pages and offer her feedback.

Best of luck!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. BECCA PUGLISI says

    Ok! The two lucky winners this month are Amy Hillman and Vanesa Perillo. Marissa will be in touch soon with details about how to send your pages.

    Thanks so much for entering, everyone! We’ll see you next month :).

  2. Zanne Bigley says

    What a fantastic opportunity! I would love to have my work in progress reviewed by a professional.

  16. Donna Prince says

    I’d love feedback from Marissa. Just finished the sixth edit of my opening. Please put me out of my misery! 😊

  17. Caroline Lavoie says

    Thank you for such a great opportunity. I’d love professional feedback on my opening chapter.

  21. Christina Wise says

    This sounds like a fantastic opportunity! My pages are polished and will start the query process in September!

  26. Ruchama says

    This would be a tremendous help to me. I’ve been slogging away for 5 years on my WIP. Feedback would help get the last few thousand words done.

  31. Beverly Claire King says

    I’m eager for an analysis of my 1st pg. for a woman’s fiction novel.

    Thanks for this opportunity!

  35. Katherine Smits says

    The first five pages are always the hardest for me. I would LOVE a critique of the opening of my WIP, Witch Trial Legacy.