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
By Elaine Viets Today’s Brave Author gave us an intriguing story with a touch of the supernatural. Take a look, and then I’ll make my comments: A Delima worth Millions The man that just walked in the bakery to buy … Continue reading
“First sentences are doors to worlds.” — Ursula K. Le Guin By PJ Parrish Good morning, folks. We have today a submission from a contributing writer that shows some great promise. It comes to us with the genre designated as Christian … Continue reading
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash By Debbie Burke @burke_writer Good morning and welcome to another Brave Author who’s submitted the first page of a mystery for discussion. Please enjoy the following then we’ll talk about it. ~~~ Little League; Huge … Continue reading
Happy Monday! Today’s first page critique is for a novel entitled ‘Lethal Impulse’ (which definitely suggests a mystery or thriller!). My comments follow and I look forward to getting further advice and input to help our brave submitter! See you … Continue reading
By PJ Parrish Good morning, folks. Hope your long weekend was spent with family and friends and connections were reborn. I’m up in Michigan now for half the year and it has been wonderful seeing family again. It’s great to … Continue reading