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 all for visiting Writers Helping Writers and entering our contest. The three lucky winners are…
KD Holmberg
Kimberly Mooneyham
Dawn Knox
Huge congrats! I’ll send all three winners an e-mail with instructions. 🙂
How awesome! Thank you for doing this!
This is great, Always looking for feedback!
I am interested in having my page reviewed.
I would love to have feedback on my first page!
What a fantastic opportunity
Thanks for this great help. Goot luck to everyone commenting including me.
Sign me up for the contest!!
I would welcome the opportunity!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I am thrilled by this opportunity to polish my novel’s first page. Thank you!
I would love your critique of my first page.
Sounds like fun!
Would love this opportunity for the first page of my Christian Romantic Suspense novel. Thank you for the chance, Becca!
Wow. This is fun. Love you girls!
Wow, so many comments! Still worth a try.
Yay! I’d love a critique!
This looks like fun. It’s definately one of the more creative contests I’ve ever seen. Because of it I just went back and took a gander at my first page. So glad I did because I rewrote the first paragraph–one of those “never quite write” things and am happy with it.
Thanks for doing this. I’ve benefitted already.
I am totally addicted to your emotion thesaurus.
I am so glad the ET is a help!
I would really appreciate objective eyes on my first page. Thank you!
I’d love to receive a constructive critique of my first page.
I would love a critique of my first page. What a wonderful opportunity!!
Count me in!! 🙂
Thanks for holding this contest!
Thanks for doing this every month.
Great to see you’re doing so much for the writing community!
Looking forward to your input. Thanks.
Susan
Thanks for the contest entry opportunity. I just joined the site a few months ago and love it.
I’d love some feedback!
Would love a critique of my first pages! <3
Thank you for all you do for the wannabe writer.
I’d love another set of eyes on my first page. Thanks for the opportunity.
Here it is. Thank you.
Thanks for offering this. Fingers crossed
Yes please!!
Thank you for offering such a wonderful opportunity!
Thanks for offering this so often. Love the new look!
I’d love a critique of the first page of my WIP.
I’d love feedback on my first page. Much thanks for the contest.
The first page of a true adventure story needs an honest critique.
Yes, please!
Ooooh. Yes. Thanks!!
Yes please. Thank you
Thank you for offering this opportunity. Appreciate all that you offer to writers to help us hone our craft.
Thank you for this opportunity.
I’d love to have some feedback. Concerned the voice is too much and it starts a little slow. OK, I’m worried it starts a lot slow.
Would love fresh eyes on my opening!
Always looking forward to this opportunity!
Fingers crossed! I’d love fresh eyes on my opening.
Thank you and count me in!
Wonderful contest! Thanks for the opportunity!
Looking forward to this opportunity!
Oooohhh, always looking forward to this contest! Fingers crossed this go-round.
Thank you for keeping this opportunity going!!
Hello, thank you for the opportunity! I’d love to enter.
Yes please! I’d love fresh eyes on this thing. Fingers are crossed.
Ugh, yeah. This could use new eyes. 😀 Thanks!
Thank you for the opportunity.
Wonderful opportunity!!!
What a great opportunity!
This is a great opportunity! Thanks!
This is exciting! Thanks so much for this and all your content.
Hello.
I’d love feedback on my first few pages. I’m torn on ikf my few first pages grab the reader and would love your feedback on it.
This is my first time entering this contest and I would love to have feedback on a short story I’ve almost completed. Thank you!
Thanks for this opportunity—your writing advice is invaluable!
Exciting oppertunity!
Good morning, Becca!
Haven’t had a lot of “me” time for creative writing lately, but have several first pages to choose from. If I win, well, I’ll have to pick just one 😉
Best to you and Angela!
p.s. love the new site!
Thanks Michael!
My first page is ready for review. Thank you very much.
I’m in again. Your blog is always helpful. I just bought The Occupation Thesaurus. Love it! Helps especially when you need to create a quick one-liner description of a character.
Aw, thank you. I hope you find that one really helpful, Paula!
Thank you for such a great opportunity!
This sounds amazing!
I did try and comment before but can’t see my comment showing up! Hope I am not too late to enter.
Such a wonderful opportunity, thanks for the chance to receive feedback!
Amy
Yes !
Hello Becca I’d love your thoughts on my first page! Rochelle
This sounds amazing. My first page is ready to go!
Truly a great opportunity! Thank you!
Thanks, Becca, for the opportunity/chance!
Thank you and good luck to all. xoxo.
My first page is ready to be critiqued. Thank you very much.
Thanks for running this contest! A win would be fabulous.
Thanks for this!!
Good morning, Becca! My first page is ready to go. In fact, I think —I hope, I pray, and maybe, just maybe— the book is ready for objective editorial eyes. It’s a historical romance. The tricky place is where to start the story. Did I leave the reader confused, or did I give enough hints to the era? Is my writing wordy? Will my readers care about the character introduced? Most important, will they turn the page?
Say the word, and the first page is on its way to you.
Thank you for this.
Kind regards,
Jennie D
This would be so helpful.
What an awesome opportunity! Always looking for feedback 🙂
What an amazing opportunity!
Thank you for holding this contest.
What an amazing opportunity. The first page is crucial to hook the reader so to get feedback on it would be incredible
This sound amazing
That’s such an exciting opportunity! First pages are hard as so much is riding on them. Would love to get feedback.