Welcome to First Page Feedback by Pat!Every week, I read the first page of a submitted work. (On slow weeks, I may choose something from the public domain instead.) I give feedback on the page, similar to what you would get in an Open Read and Critique session at a science fiction convention or writers’ […]
First Page Feedback #8: My Depression and Me Read More »
Hello, welcome back once again to First Page Feedback! It’s been a few months since the last one. I plan on updating this feature more regularly in the future. In this series, I’ll be reading the first page of a work in progress, or a published work, or, on weeks where nobody submits anything, something
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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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