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Phenomenal First Pages Contest

October 19, 2021 by BECCA PUGLISI

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’d like to be notified when the next contest goes live, consider subscribing to our newsletter.

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 First Pages checklist from One Stop for Writers. And for more instruction on these important opening elements, see this Mother Lode of First Page Resources.

PPS: The Conflict Challenge we introduced as part of our book release last week was so popular that we’ve extended it through the end of November. If you didn’t get a chance to have fun with this challenge (and win some prizes), give it a try!

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

    October 20, 2021 at 8:36 am

    Ok! The lucky ducks this month are K. Taffy, Patricia, and Deb Gorman. I’ll be in touch soon :).

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

  2. Tamara says

    October 20, 2021 at 12:43 am

    This is a fabulous idea! I just came across your site and have now bookmarked it. The links to resources were incredibly useful, too.

    Oh, and I’d love to have my first page critiqued… Are you going with 250 words for a first page? Or half that because the first page of a chapter is normally shorter?

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 20, 2021 at 8:37 am

      I’m so glad you found us Tamara! Unfortunately, the random generator didn’t spit out your number this time, but we run this contest on a monthly basis. If you’ve subscribed to our newsfeed, you’ll be notified in November when the opportunity rolls around again :).

  3. Ruth Georges says

    October 20, 2021 at 12:00 am

    I’d love to have some feedback!

  4. Val Clark says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    Would love this opportunity!

  5. Wendy says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    I’d love the feedback. Thank you!

  6. Risa says

    October 19, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    I’d love one!

  7. James Osborne says

    October 19, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    Am I mentally challenged? Can’t seem to find on your site a link to the First Page Contest.

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 20, 2021 at 8:38 am

      You found it, James. There is no link; to enter, just leave a comment on the post itself. So you did it perfectly. I hope to see you next month!

  8. Mary S Luce says

    October 19, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    I’d love to have a first page critique!

  9. Steven Pelzer says

    October 19, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    Please, please, please!!

  10. Michael says

    October 19, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    My first page has really been a struggle for me. I think that I’ve finally got it down – I’d love the chance for some fresh eyes on it!

  11. Joanne says

    October 19, 2021 at 3:58 pm

    I would love this opportunity to have my first pages critiqued and it’s ready to go.

  12. Jet says

    October 19, 2021 at 3:53 pm

    Hi there… Yes, I would love to have a first page critique. Thanks for the opportunity.

  13. Jessica Fortin says

    October 19, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    HI! I am THIS close to getting my draft ready for line editing, and I would LOVE for you guys to give my first page a review.

  14. Giff MacShane says

    October 19, 2021 at 3:25 pm

    I’d love to have a first-page critique!

  15. Elizabeth McD says

    October 19, 2021 at 3:14 pm

    I just recently discovered this blog/ site, and what a wonderful resource it is! Count me in for the contest. 🙂

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      October 20, 2021 at 8:39 am

      I’m so glad you found us, Elizabeth! We hope to see you around for a long time.

  16. Camilla says

    October 19, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    Would love to!

  17. Joy V Spicer says

    October 19, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    Back for another try, I refuse to give up! 😁

  18. Judith Levine says

    October 19, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    Ready to go. In the editing stage. Already on your list with a different email. Own several of your books AND USE THEM. Thinking about The Conflict Thesaurus.

  19. Karen Harding says

    October 19, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    I would absolutely love an opportunity to have my first page critiqued. I understand the importance of a powerful opening and I am totally open to suggestions.

  20. Kimberley M Bailey says

    October 19, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    Today is my birthday, so it would be awesome to win! Thanks for the opportunity!

  21. Anna says

    October 19, 2021 at 12:14 pm

    Would appreciate feedback for my first page! (:

  22. Natalie Cohn says

    October 19, 2021 at 10:54 am

    My first page is ready and has been critiqued a couple times. I need new eyes on it.

  23. Deb Gorman says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:56 am

    I’m up for it!

    Thanks for the opportunity . . . 🙂

  24. Becky says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:48 am

    I’d love first page feedback!

  25. Claire van Ryn says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:25 am

    Yes please, I’d be so thrilled for you to take a look at my first page.

  26. Carolyn Cowen says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:04 am

    What a cool contest. Of course I’d love my first page critiqued. Ready to go!

  27. K Taffy says

    October 19, 2021 at 9:00 am

    Great opportunity! Thank you!

  28. Laura Barry says

    October 19, 2021 at 8:49 am

    Fabulous opportunity! I’d love to be considered. My first page is ready to go. Thanks!

  29. Mary Patrick says

    October 19, 2021 at 8:20 am

    Keeping my fingers crossed for a first page critique!! Thanks for the opportunity.

  30. Patricia says

    October 19, 2021 at 7:26 am

    I’m happy for the chance to comment on, The Emotion Thesaurus because it has become one of my favorite go-to’s when writing.

  31. Tanya Brooking says

    October 19, 2021 at 7:02 am

    I’m ready, and so is my first page!

  32. Sherryl says

    October 19, 2021 at 6:16 am

    I’m ready for a page 1 critique!

  33. Dan says

    October 19, 2021 at 5:57 am

    Would love the chance, thanks!

  34. Andie Patrick says

    October 19, 2021 at 5:47 am

    I’d love to receive comment on the first page of my soon-to-be-published novella, “Windsong”.

  35. Dan Smith says

    October 19, 2021 at 5:10 am

    My first page is ready to go – I’d love the chance for you to look over it!

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