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 one goes live, consider subscribing to the blog (in the sidebar).
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 (double-spaced in 12-point font) 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.
▪ 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 right-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.
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.
Thank you for participating in the Phenomenal First Pages Contest! Huge congrats to the three winners of a first page critique from Becca. I’ll send you an e-mail soon with details!
Here are the lucky winners!
Kerrie Herron
Jaye L Swift
Patricia Bradley
So sorry I missed this! But what a great opportunity for someone.
This sounds like a great opportunity. I’d like to have my book sequel first page critiqued. Thank you! 📚🎶 Christine
Yay! I’d love some feedback 🙂
I just found out about this and I’m so excited! What a fun contest!
Thank you for offering this contest! My fingers are crossed….and my toes.
Fingers crossed! This is such an amazing freebie! Thanks for offering these contests!
Kerrie 🙂
What a wonderful opportunity! Thank you!
Hoping my name gets chosen this time!! Fingers crossed!
Great to see this every month! Thanks for the opportunity!
I love your posts, they have been so helpful with my writing. The first page contest sounds like a great way to learn. I hope you pick me.
I’m in!
I hope I get picked! 🙂
I have a risky first page on my second novel that cries out for your input.
what a nice meaningful contest. I’d love your feedback.
Thanks so much for everything you do to improve our writing!
First, thank you for changing the way that I write. I’ve made vast improvements and I would love to have you critique my first page. Thank you.
Would love some feedback!
I’d love your feedback!
I always comment for this one. 😊
I read your blog every day! Thanks for offering this opportunity.
I would very much like feedback via the first-page contest.
Thank you for offering this contest!
First page for the win!
Would love your thoughts on my first page. Thank you. Jaye
Hi -I’d love for you to review my first page!
Fingers crossed!
I’d love to enter, and I am ready to submit.
I read your posts first thing every morning!
I enter this contest all the time, so here goes another one. Thanks for all the great advice you give writers! I always find your suggestions to be stimulating.
Thank you for this opportunity. Blessings!
I would love your eyes on my first page!
Thanks for the chance!
Wonderful! Thanks for the possibility of feedback. Happy Thanksgiving and May God bless y’all!
Thanks for the opportunity!!
Count me in! Thanks for this opportunity.
As Dirty Harry once said, “Make my day!” I would love to participate in your first pages contest. Thank you for the opportunity.
Count me in! Thanks for the opportunity!
I’d love this!
Thanks for holding the contest.
I would love first pages critique 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity!
Trying my luck again. Good luck to everyone. And thanks to Becca