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  • Thank you very much for the replies - and for the link to Suzie Townsend! All extremely helpful. In order to bring my character to life I had to start over. If you hav...
  • Actually, I like your last attempts better than this one. I don't think the back story was hurting you at all. For one thing, the back story set out clearly which genr...
  • This sounds like a fun and interesting story and your query as is reflects this, but...the best queries, ie, the ones that get noticed, start with character, then conf...
  • Just now reading this...Made my morning. I agree whole-heartedly about the simplistic approach to life being engendered in our kids. Mine are grown now and I'm helping...
  • Started by Steena Holmes
    Last reply by Erin Emerson
    Would anyone be up to critiquing my first 10 pages? It's a christian suspense. I'd be more than happy to exchange critiques as well.
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  • Oh Kate, Anita Hill was part of the Clarence Thomas case of sexual harassment back in 1991. It's important, I think, to point out that Ms. Allen is a member of the Pr...
  • Started by Ericka Clay
    I've had beta readers for my entire manuscript before but I'm considering asking a few writer friends to look at the first part of my current manuscript. I know I'll t...
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  • Hi Irirs, The following link has some great tips, and standard formatting for a query...rst and foremost, I would check out that link and see how you can use Nathan's model to better organize the infor...
  • I suspected those weren't his opening lines, though wherever they reside, they're powerful. It's interesting to have these conversations on this site, and to be able t...
  • I'd like to echo Shannon's offer. I'm up for exchanging essays for critiques.  You can contact me via SheWrites, but given the difficulties we've been having getting posts through, it would be better to contact me at: [email protected].