TWO Critique Opportunities 4 U!

Welp, the kids are back in school, I’m all moved into my new place, and no hurricanes are imminent, so I’m finally getting back into my groove. Which is good, considering I’ve got TWO amazing critique opportunities for you this month!

#1: Our Regularly Scheduled First-Page Critique Contest

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 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.

      I’d like to be able to use portions of winning submissions as illustrations in an upcoming presentation on first pages. By entering the Critiques 4 U contest, you’ll be granting permission for me to use small writing samples only (no author names or book titles).

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 left-hand sidebar).

Regardless of whether or not you’re entering our Critiques 4 U contest, we’ve got one more limited-time opportunity you may want to take advantage of: a chance for you to get feedback on one of your characters! First, a little bit of background info:

#2: One Stop for Writers and Author Accelerator would like to invite YOU to their Character Clinic on October 8th!

This live webinar will show you how to take a character from good to GREAT. Plus it’s an opportunity to…

• Get an intimate look into what happens between a writing coach and their client during the character development process

• Gain insight into the details about a character that REALLY MATTER so you know exactly what to brainstorm

• See how One Stop’s hyper-intelligent Character Builder will help you craft a fascinating and meaningful story cast

This is going to be amazing, so I urge you to sign up! Becca and I will be there with Julie Artz, one of the expert coaches at Author Accelerator.

The webinar will be October 8th, 11 am PST. If you can’t make it live, no worries! Sign up and we’ll forward you the recording!

OPPORTUNITY ALERT: A Free Character Assessment

And here’s where the second critique option comes in. For us to run a Character Clinic, we need a character to work with, and that could be YOUR PROTAGONIST. How would you like to have your character assessed & strengthened LIVE by Julie during the webinar?

Characters do not have to be perfect, or even complete! We’re looking for a writer who would like to brainstorm with us in a friendly webinar setting.

This is an incredible opportunity for expert advice on your character’s development (and right before NaNoWriMo, too!). So, if you’re interested…

1. Create a character (any age or genre) using One Stop for Writers’ Character Builder
2. Use the Character Builder’s SUMMARY function to create an interactive PDF
3. Send it as an attachment care of Becca or Angela at [email protected] for consideration. (Submit by September 23rd.)

Not a member at One Stop for Writers? No problem!

Activate our free trial. No credit card is necessary. Not only will you have full access to the site, you’ll be able to create one Character Profile using the Character Builder!

Then if you decide you want to submit your character, upgrade to a subscription so you can send us the interactive Character Summary PDF (a subscription feature) we’ll need for the clinic. Don’t worry, our plans are amazingly affordable. To see an example of a Character Profile created using the Character Builder, go here.

Angela, Julie, and I can’t wait to see you at the Character Clinic!

October 8th, 11 am PST (Recording available)

Best of luck!

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