Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest 🙂
This contest is closed. Please try again next month!
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/comment profile is up-to-date, I’ll be able to contact you if your first page is chosen. Just please know that if I’m unable to get in touch with you through that address, you’ll have to forfeit your win.
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. Resources for common problems writers encounter in their opening pages can be found here.
▪ This contest only runs for 24 hours, start to finish, so get your comment in there!
Three commenters’ names will be randomly drawn and posted tomorrow morning. If you win, you can email me your first page and I’ll offer my feedback.
We run this contest on a monthly basis, so if you’d like to be notified when the next opportunity comes around, consider subscribing to our blog (see the left-hand sidebar).
Best of luck!
PS: If you want to amp up your first page, grab our helpful checklist on FIRST PAGES at One Stop for Writers.
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.
Happy almost-July, everyone! I hope you’re getting as much writing done as possible with all the wonderful distractions that come along with this time of year.
The winners for this month’s contest are Natalie, Sofia K, and Penny Jaeger. I’ll be sending you each emails shortly.
Thanks so much for entering, everyone. I’ll see you again next month :).
Wow! Thank you for this opportunity. I can’t wait to read your feedback.
Awesome! Count me in!!
I’d love to enter! Revising a story I wrote a long time ago 🙂
Please consider me! Thank you! 🙂
Fingers crossed!
Another attempt! Thanks for this.
Another month, another try!
Hi! This is my first time trying to participate and I hope I’m doing it correctly. Apparently, I simply comment here, let you know I’m interested (!), and you’ll contact me if I’m selected. Yes? It sounds like you also only choose three people (by random) and then after emailing them, they send you the first page. I actually read the instructions multiple times before it all sank in, LOL….you know how it is with a contest. (eye roll)
So, yes! I’m sending my WIP to 3 beta readers at this time, one chapter a day (fun revision accountability system) and I like my first page…but do YOU like it? (Grin)
Trying my luck once again, with a new story this time 🙂
Yes, please!
I would appreciate a review of the first page of my story, “The Salvation of Angelo Raguel.” The history of creation as told by the one who was there from the start, Satan.
First pages are so important when trying to engage a reader – be it a legit reader or an agent or editor. I’d love some feedback on my current wip first tpage! Thanks, peg
Would love some feedback. (:
I want to enter the contest! Please consider me -thanks so much!
Thanks for the opportunity! <3
I’d love to win this!
Elyse Trevers
Getting a 1st page critique would be awesome. Count me in. Thanks!!
Me me! Ready to go!
Amazing idea! Thank you for considering g me
What a great contest! I’d love to win.
Thanks,
Yong
Another wonderful and generous opportunity! Thank you, Becca!!
I’d love to win! Thanks!
Yes, please. 🙂
I’d love the chance to have my first pages look at! Writing is a daunting addiction abs any feedback is welcome.
I would be pleased to have a first-page critique done by you!!
Yeah! So exciting!
Hi Becca, I would LOVE to get your feedback on my first page!
I have one word for you…chickens. I hope you find it intriguing enough to pick me. Thank you for your helpful writing blog.
I love your posts. I’d love to have My fist page critiques. I don’t know what you mean by my email being up to date. I always comment on here, and I always get your email posts, so I’ll assume it’s where it needs to be. Thanks for all your very interesting, helpful, and detailed information!!!
I love your website and have found the content incredibly helpful as I work on my writing skills!
I’m in. I have a fairy tale and would love to be part of this. Thanks!
I’d love a first-page critique! Thanks!
I’d love a first page critique. Thanks for considering!
Yaay, another month, another attempt 😁 This has become weirdly fun! Good luck, everyone!
I’d like to be considered please.
Thanks so much!
Laura