page critique

I’m back in cold and foggy San Francisco, and not a moment too soon, as I understand New York has descended into “Ok this weather is really not funny anymore” territory. 100 degrees and 80%+ humidity? Yikes. A quick reminder of how these page critiques work: – If you’re interested in submitting a page for […]

Thanks so much to Chuck H for offering his page for critique! As many have noted in the comments section, this page has an engaging start, and there’s strong writing here. It manages to be both languid (two guys sitting on the porch) and tense (discussing tough questions), there’s an interesting dynamic between the characters, […]

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for Ye Olde Page Critique! As a reminder, we’ve switched over to a new system for submitting pages for critique – if you’re interested in submitting a page, please enter it in this thread in the Forums, which I will be drawing upon in coming weeks. And! Since we’ve […]

Thanks so much to Screaming Guppy (who, by the way, is coming off of a well-deserved contest honorable mention) for offering up the page for critique. I think this is a very engaging opening, and there’s some very strong writing here. For a scene that drops us right into the action, there’s enough detail to […]

Page critique! Page critique! My kingdom for a page critique!!! Actually it’s free. You all know how this works at this point, but slightly changed rules: 1. The first person to enter a 250 word excerpt from the beginning of their novel in the comment section will win the critique. Please also tell us the […]

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for our regular feature: WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED ON LOST IT’S EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO AVOID A SPOILER RIGHT NOW MONDAYS!!! Oh. I mean Page Critique Monday. Which will occasionally be Query Critique Monday, One Sentence/One Paragraph/Two Paragraph Pitch Critique Monday, Synopsis Critique Monday, and Insert Other […]