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Thursday, July 17, 2014

40-Page Critique by Agent Tricia Lawrence of Erin Murphy Literary

THIS ITEM IS CLOSED--THANK YOU!
Tricia Lawrence has donated an email critique of your forty pages! An Associate Agent, Tricia is the "Pacific Northwest branch" of EMLA—born and raised in Oregon, and now lives in Seattle. After 18 years of working as a developmental and production-based editor (from kids book to college textbooks, but mostly college textbooks), she joined the EMLA team in March 2011 as a social media strategist.


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

5,000-Word Critique and Swag from Author Rachele Alpine

Bidding is closed on this item! Thank you 
Rachele Alpine's debut novel, Canary, is due out from Medallion Press in August, so we weren't able to include a copy here, alas! But Rachele has kindly offered up a critique of the first 5,000 words of your middle grade or young adult novel, plus she'll send you a Canary postcard and bookmark!

Here's some more info on Canary, which is already getting a lot of buzz:



Staying quiet will destroy her, but speaking up will destroy everyone.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Signed Copy of Storm + Choice of Bonus Item by Brigid Kemmerer


Author Brigid Kemmerer has donated a signed copy of her much-anticipated debut novel, Storm (book 1 of the Elementals series) plus a a 20 page critique, preferably YA, romance, or women's fiction. She say she's "not really the right critter for high fantasy or scifi".

ETA: After a question in the comments, Brigid has changed this listing to include a signed copy of Storm Plus a 20-page critique OR signed copy of Spark once they're available

Ashfall & Ashen Winter Swag Pack from Mike Mullin


We're going out with a bang! Author Mike Mullin has donated an Ashfall swag pack that includes:

35-Page Critique with Assoc. Agent Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Larsen-Pomada Literary



 Associate Agent and author Pam van Hylckama Vlieg will critique 35 pages of your manuscript!

Signed ARC of Hushed + Critique of 25 Pages & Query by Author Kelley York


Author Kelley York has donated a signed ARC of Hushed, along with a critique of your query and first 25 pages.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Signed Copy of Tankborn by Karen Sandler


Signed copy of Tankborn donated by author Karen Sandler:
When best friends Kayla and Mishalla, genetically engineered slaves on the planet Loka, develop friendships with higher-status boys, they discover a shocking, evil plot that leads them all to begin to question the strict caste system of their world.

100-Page Critique from Super-Awesome Agent Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary


Natalie Fischer Lakosil is an Associate Agent at Bradford Literary with lots of good buzz on the internet, both for her deals and for how much her clients love her.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Signed ARC of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead


Blogger Tara Gonzales has donated a signed ARC of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead, author of the Vampire Academy series

35-Page Critique from Author Cristin Terrill


Cristin Terrill's debut book, All Our Yesterdays, will be published by Disney-Hyperion in Fall 2013. In the meantime, she's donating a critique of 35 pages of your manuscript!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Critique from a Teen's Perspective with Riv Re


Riv Re, teenager and aspiring author, will critique your pages with a teen perspective on your characters, their dialog, and everything teen-related, to make the teenage characters realistic. And the amount of pages she critiques is based on a sliding scale, like so:

Sirenz Goody Bag from Authors Natalie Zaman and Charlotte Bennardo


Authors Natalie Zaman and Charlotte Bennardo have assembled a fabulous bag of swag to celebrate the upcoming release of Sirenz Back in Fashion! The goody bag includes:

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

3-Chapter Critique from Janice Hardy



Author and blogger Janice Hardy is offering a critique of up to 3 chapters--no time limit, so it can be sent whenever it's ready. For a glimpse of her critiquing style, check out her Real Life Diagnostics series on her blog, The Other Side of the Story (which is a treasure trove of writing advice, and one of my favorites).