Today's Critique

Today's first page critique is entitled:  DEAD ON THE VINE. My comments follow, but overall I think today's piece raises issues spec...

I Am Going to Let the Readers Decide

J ames Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell It’s being said all over the place that the new “gatekeepers” in publishing are the readers. Be...

Bread Crumbs Through the Tale

We have for our consideration the first page of a tale entitled “The Acolyte,” and if this opening is any indication the rest of the book is...

The Sin of Squandered Drama

Today's subject for the First Page Critique is untitled. Here it is in its original form with bold face added by me. I'll see you on...

Author Affirmations with Stuart Smalley

by Jordan Dane “Because I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggoneit, people like me.” Stuart Smalley, Saturday Night Live (Al Franken)...

First-page critique: Untitled

By Joe Moore Our annual first-page critique marathon continues with an anonymous submission that came in untitled. Take a look at it. My c...

THE HOLY WILD–A YA First Page Critique

By: Kathleen Pickering   http://www.kathleenpickering.com I had the privilege to read this anonymous first page of a Young Adult novel. ...

Inside the Mind of Evil

by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Today's first page critique raises the tricky area of starting a novel from the antagonist's perspective ...

Limit the Exposition in Your Opening Pages

J ames Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell Since I am the resident zombie fiction guy, the first page I’ve been given for critique is, not...

Dang Excellent Submission

John Ramsey Miller is very much impressed with this submission. What can I say? It starts with the end, or does it? The bubbles tickling as ...

First Page Critique: DON'T SAY A WORD

by Michelle Gagnon Today's first page critique submission is entitled, DON'T SAY A WORD. As Joe said yesterday, we're accepting ...