Jessica Faust Doing Critiques At Romantic Times Online

I happened across this while looking around the Romantic Times online website and thought I'd share. Apparently, if you email the first three pages of your ms, Jessica Faust of Bookends will critique them. It says that members of the Western Pennsylvania Romance Writers RWA Chapter get first dibs, but it doesn't say if/when non-members can submit. So, being that they posted the email address, and said to send it in, that's what I did. :) Here's the link to the site: http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_tip.php?tip=994 Good luck!

THE ALL-IMPORTANT FIRST THREE PAGES

With a new year comes a new Pros on Prose column, which will offer criticism of aspiring writers' first three pages, as evaluated by industry professionals. We asked Jessica Faust, an agent with Bookends LLC, to read the opening manuscript and evaluate it with an eye toward submission. Because the 25th anniversary Romantic Times Booklovers Convention will be held in Pittsburgh in 2008, works by members of the Western Pennsylvania Romance Writers RWA chapter will be the first to be critiqued anonymously. If you'd like the first three pages of your work critiqued, e-mail faygie@romantictimes.com. Please include your name and the category of your story.

Free Query Letter Critique at Vintage Romance Publishing

In an effort to assist beginning/aspiring authors, Vintage Romance Publishing will be offering a free detailed critique of a one page query letter once every six months. The queries should be submitted during the following time periods only, and any query submitted within these guidelines will be reviewed:

• March 1st-March 31st
• September 1-September 30th

Please note in the subject line: Sample Query for Critique The queryletters will only be reviewed during the above-referenced dates. Please allow up to two weeks after the end of the month for completion of all critiques. www.vrpublishing.com

Free Query Letter Critique

In an effort to assist beginning/aspiring authors, Vintage Romance Publishing will be offering a free detailed critique of a one page query letter once every six months. The queries should be submitted during the following time periods only, and any query submitted within these guidelines will be reviewed: March 1st-March 31st September 1-September 30th Please note in the subject line: Sample Query for Critique. The queryletters will only be reviewed during the above-referenced dates. Please allow up to two weeks after the end of the month for completion of all critiques. Dawn Carrington Editor-in-Chief Vintage Romance Publishing www.vrpublishing.com

Free Pitch Critique Offer Still Open at Bookends

I just came from the Bookends blog, and it appears that Jessica Fausts' offer for a free pitch critique is still open. A few posts ago it sounded as though she'd just about had it and was giving up on the remaining submissions, but now it looks like she's decided to keep at it. I submitted my pitch a couple of weeks ago, so I'm waaayy down at the bottom of the list. I hope she gets to it before she really gets burned out and decides to stop doing the critiques. :) If you want to submit your pitch you'd better get over there before she changes her mind! And remember, you have to submit your pitch in the comments section of the original post. Good luck! Bookends Blog Bookends Website Original Bookends Post - Perfecting Your Pitch

Get A Free Cover Letter Critique

The Ellora's Cave Publishing Editors are offering free cover letter critiques. All you have to do is email your cover letter to redlinesdeadlines@gmail.com. They'll select a few cover letters to critique and post them to the blog in a couple of weeks. Also, if your letter is selected you'll win a free download of an Ellora's Cave or Cerridwen Press ebook. How cool is that? Visit Redlines and Deadlines for more details.

Pitch Critiques at Bookends, LLC Blog

Over at the Bookends, LLC blog, Jessica Faust is taking the time out of her busy schedule to give pitch critiques. I'd thought about submitting mine when I first heard she was offering to do this, but I admit, I'm a chicken. I'm also a glutton for punishment, so, lo and behold, I bit the bullet and submitted my short pitch. :) It'll be interesting to see what Jessica has to say, if she happens to pick my pitch to critique. Jeez, one more blog to remember to check every week. :) Wish me luck!