First Impact Critiques

Agents look at query letters, readers look at back-cover copy, and everybody reads that first page. You want to make an impact right from the start, and I want to help you do that.

About once a week (submissions permitting), I critique your first impact material:
  • Query Letters
  • Back-Cover Copy
  • First Pages
  • 1-page Synopses
  • Basically anything under 300 words that is used to answer the question, "Do I want to read this book?"
Blog readers will also offer critiques, because it's awesome, and they are awesome. You are awesome.

TO HAVE YOUR MATERIAL CRITIQUED: send it to firstimpactAE@gmail.com. Tell me WHAT IT IS (query letter, back-cover, etc.), the TITLE, the AUTHOR (that's you -- or not, if you want to remain anonymous), the GENRE, and then no more than about 300 words.

I accept any genre, but keep in mind that sci-fi/fantasy is kind of my thing.
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