Once again, it’s First Page Feedback! Today, we have Asylum Street, a work in progress from Rolf Semprebon. The First Page Setting We learn from the very first line that we’re in Oregon in 1880. The next paragraph tells us more specifically East Portland. And what does East Portland, Oregon, look like in 1880? We […]
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Welcome back to my First Page Critique. Today we have Knights of Madness by Seán Hill. This one is from a piece of flash fiction. Basically, it’s very short fiction – anywhere from 1-4 pages or so. Seán has a FAQ about Flash Fiction on his Twitter (now X) pinned tweet (or whatever they’re called
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A popular thing to do at writers’ conferences and science fiction conventions is the ORC, or Open Read and Critique. Participants, who can range from professional to aspiring writers, will usually go around in a circle and read the first page of a manuscript and everybody else will give feedback on it. I’ve often found
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