I sent in the first few paragraphs of my book in progress to So You Wanna Be Published for Mary's free critique. Today she published it. Yikes! I was really nervous to do it but happy to say she liked it.
Please check it out if you get a chance--would love to hear what you think too.
I sent mine in a few weeks ago. Mary is a published writer and is kind enough to be so helpful to do these for new writers. Send yours in!
46 comments:
Woo hoo! "not one to dole out compliments" says Mary. Yet LOVED yours. What a great feeling. And I LOVED it. Well done. :)
VERY nice, Terri!
Wow! You did awesome! And I love the excerpt.
Love it! I was there from the beginning to the end and want to read more! Great job!
Notice the lack of BLUE! FANTASTIC!!! I hold a lot of respect for Mary's insight as well. Excellent, Terri. I'm beaming for you.
~ Wendy
It's awesome when you get critiques like that. It jsut gives you the boost to keep going, doesn't it!! WOnderful work, Terri!
I read it yesterday! Mary posted a tweet about it and so I hopped over to read this GREAT piece of writing! I didn't know it was yours! How AWESOME!!!
I loved it Terri. So when do we get to read the entire thing?
Congratulations! Wow, I'm so glad I found your blog through Susan. My family owned a Christian bookstore for over 20 years called Fishers of Men Christian Bookstore. Daddy retired five years ago and I miss it terribly! I grew up on the CBA conference floor, lol! I look forward to reading more of your work.
wonderful excerpt-it had so much feeling and description in it that I could visualize what was taking place. thanks for another great website to share with others...
terri - mary is so right when she said she doesn't dole out compliments! i read her free crits every week (and have had 2 done myself) and i can't ever remember her saying some of the stuff she said for your excerpt! FANTASTIC!!!
jeannie
Where Romance Meets Therapy
Oh my goodness, congrats! That must feel really good! And you earned it. The excerpt was awesome!
Have a great long weekend!
Yay!!! Terrific imagery--you did a great job!
Terrific! I'd be shaking...
Beautiful writing Terri! Congratulations on a fantastic review too!
You had me completely hooked! What ride ;)
That was amazing! I can't wait until it's on bookshelves in bookstores all over the country!
love it. loved that you took a risk an submitted. Love your excerpt and Mary's comments. And I agree with her - I can "see" the story unfolding. Way to go!
And thrilled you won the $20 gift certificate.
Kudos on the courage to toss it out there. But, then, we’re not surprised…we know you can write, and now, a bunch of new people do too. Great job. Now, go do some more of it!
Best Regards, Galen
Imagineering Fiction Blog
Thank you!
Thank you for your sweet comments on arise 2 write. Blessings, andrea
Sweet!! Congrats! I'll run over and check it out.
So cool! I'm going to go check it out!
Oooh, I'm glad she liked it!
I'm afraid to send mine to her because I did a long time ago and got ripped apart. *shudder*
But I can't wait to see what she says about yours! And go you, for being brave. :-)
Wow, that was wonderful! And she's right you know. :-) I don't think there was a cliche in there. :-) Go you!
Okay, I just reread mine and I didn't get ripped apart. LOL I guess it felt like that at the time but looking back, it's not so bad. :-)
Just thought I'd clarify since I said that above. :-)
Wow, this is great to know. And congrats on the great review! You must be excited. I am for you:)
Blessings,
Karen
Love your description and writing! What an awesome job:)
I just read it. It's absolutely wonderful and spurred some questions in my mind about the rest of the book. What an encouraging critique as well. Congratulations! It's just a matter of time. I'm so happy for you!
Kudos to you, Terri! I read that awesome excerpt yesterday not knowing whose it was and was mightily impressed. I can't remember ever seeing Mary give a critique with not a single suggestion or correction. Congrats!
That is AMAZING, Terri! What an affirmation and such an encouragement! Excellent writing. :) Congrats a thousand times over!
You are the bomb. I just nominated you for a blogging award too. Come on over to http://www.beckyjoie.blogspot.com
Congratulations Terri! Great story!!
Blessings,
Pat
Congratulations Terri!!! Great job. Keep it up.
Blessings,
vickie
Look at that girlfriend! Yahoo!
Way to go, Terri! Loved getting caught up on your blog this morning- upbeat as always.
I thought the submission was great. Grabbed my attention.
I'll go check it out. How nice of her to post it.
So very awesome, Terri! This is exciting news.
peace~elaine
Congratulations. She didn't just like it, she loved it! That's exciting.
Helen
Straight From Hel
Thanks Terri! I will Check it out.
wb
Oh, I like it, Terri. I'm glad you got such a positive critique!
Your writing is very visual. I could see the action as it played out. Congrats on the great critique!
Wow, I'm impressed! Mary's a good writer, so her praise is great, uh, praise. (Hopefully, she doesn't critique this comment.)
I love knowing writers are helping writers. I'll have to check it out. :)
Enjoyed Florida last week. It rained one whole day, but still was a treat to get away.
I popped over and read it...so happy for you! Keep going...
Hugs and blessings.
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