By Debbie Burke @burke_writer Let’s welcome another Brave Author who submitted today’s first page for critique, entitled The Scribe’s Boy. Please enjoy reading and we’ll discuss this on the flip side. ~~~ The worst thing about a beating is how … Continue reading
By PJ Parrish I have to admit I was ready and eager to enjoy this First Page submission. Must be the ink still running in my veins (I retired from the newspaper biz a couple decades ago after serving as … Continue reading
Another brave writer shared their first page for critique. Enjoy! My comments will follow. Chapter One Envy Rots Your Bones Grandma Iris had never cradled me like she did that Bible. Sat across the table, she held it tight to … Continue reading
By PJ Parrish Happy post-Thanksgiving, folks. If you traveled, hope all went well and you enjoyed some good family time. As you read this, I am probably somewhere in the air, returning from Lansing, Michigan, where I had a quiet … Continue reading
By Debbie Burke @burke_writer Welcome to another Brave Author who submitted a first page for review. Please enjoy reading it then we’ll discuss. Dinner with a Celebrity My knees nearly buckled at the sound of the doorbell. … Continue reading
My apologies to the brave writer who submitted this first page for critique. I meant to do it sooner, but I’ve had an insanely busy October. The writer says the genre is paranormal/horror. My comments will follow. City of … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Today’s first page critique is for a novel entitled ‘Innocent to a Fault’ and, although we don’t have a genre specified, I’m assuming it is going to be a mystery or a thriller. The fact that this isn’t … Continue reading
By PJ Parrish Well, this First Page submission is a little more in my bailiwick than ones I’ve been doing of late. I got my start in romance, segued into the more generalized “women’s fiction” and ended up in suspense. … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Today’s first page critique is a British ‘book club thriller’ – initially set in Wales (note: Yr Wydffa is the Welsh name for Snowden – just to give some context – and spelling is English spelling). Enjoy – my … Continue reading
Another brave writer submitted their first page for critique. Enjoy! I’ll catch ya on the flip side. Title: Side Effects Genre: Psychological Thriller All he could hear was the thunder of rushing blood, only distantly aware of the sharp, bright … Continue reading