query critiques

Sharpen your plot description (query critique)

May 6, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

Avoid the passive voice at all costs (query critique)

April 22, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

Don’t make your comps too broad (query critique)

April 8, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 4 Comments

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

Beware of hollow opening lines (query critique)

March 25, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

Clarify the stakes in a query letter (query critique)

March 11, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

Make details vivid in a query letter (query critique)

February 25, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

If you’d like to nominate your own page or query for a public critique, kindly post them here in the discussion forums: Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog Also, if you’d like to test your editing chops, keep your eye on this area or this […]

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