{"id":14158,"date":"2015-12-02T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T23:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=14158"},"modified":"2015-12-02T15:15:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T23:15:23","slug":"why-enter-a-contest-for-a-critique-by-carol-malone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/02\/why-enter-a-contest-for-a-critique-by-carol-malone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Enter A Contest For a Critique? by Carol Malone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Romance<\/a>When I started writing years ago,<\/strong> I would have given anything for the opportunity to have a professional in the writing world take a look at my story, tell me I was brilliant. I was so thrilled to give my story to family and friends and then hurt and disappointed when they either didn\u2019t finish reading it or dodged me when I asked them if they liked it.<\/p>\n

I feared my writing sucked. I was right, but my friends and family didn\u2019t know enough about the writing world to help me make it un-suck.<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve wandered along the meandering path of my writing adventure,<\/strong> I\u2019ve met numerous professionals who have not only read my work, but offer constructive criticism to me about my stories. Some comments have stung, but most has been honest and heartfelt and just what I needed at the moment. I\u2019ve worked with traditional and indie published authors, literary agents, former editors from the Big Five publishing houses, and self-made specialists. And because of their influence on me and my writing, I\u2019ve been able to publish three books on my own.<\/p>\n

Receiving a fair and honest critique is worth its weight in gold.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Receiving a fair and honest critique from a professional author, agent, book coach, creative coach, or publishing house editor can be priceless.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has come a point along my journey where I\u2019ve looked back and witnessed other wannabe writers struggling to get started on their own voyages into authorship. I\u2019ve thought, how can I, as a coach and editor in training help these new novelists who are struggling to know if they have what it takes to write a well-structured, a believable-plotted, and an emotional-grabbing story. I wanted to say, \u201cAnyone can write a novel, and should go for it if they have the passion to try.\u201d We all have something the world needs to hear and whether our voices are big or small, we can accomplish doing just that with the correct amount of guidance and coaching.<\/p>\n

My friend and mentor book coach, Beth Barany<\/a>: http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/<\/a> suggested that we give aspiring authors the chance to win the opportunity to have a professional read the first 15 pages of their manuscript whether complete or not, and offer constructive, corrective, and compassionate advice and helpful feedback. Thus was born the Romance Genre Contest for Aspiring Author<\/a> running now through December 18th. https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contest-rules-for-the-romance-genre-contest-for-aspiring-authors\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are the winner of this contest, you\u2019ll receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n