This will (hopefully) be an interactive blog; a lively, give-and-take hangout for the scadzillion writers who, like me, want to be connected, ask questions, give feedback, help each other, laugh a little.
Please: No snarkies. When you leave comments -- especially comments about other people's writing -- be nice. A little tact goes a long way.
No spam. You will be annihilated without warning.
No disgusting language. We all have our limits.
"Disgusting," by the way, is subject to my opinion as the author of this blog.
When it comes to posting your submissions for critiques and contests, please understand that any language in your excerpt that I deem "unacceptable" for a PG audience will be edited with ***'s.
And please don't post the emails, phone numbers, or other personal information of agents or editors. They already receive a plentiful amount of unwanted correspondence; let's not encourage it here.
That's about it for now.
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John's looking for a way to submit t0 the First Page Contest. Any advice?
ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteGo here:
http://misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com/2008/07/call-for-submissions-can-you-hook.html
I have a question about etiquette for the contest comments, specifically in "contestants" replying to comments to explain choices, etc. In "live" critique sessions, it's all about the listening and not defending/explaining your work. I wondered if that was the same here. Just didn't know if there were best practices set up. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna,
ReplyDeleteYes, that's been discussed, and I agree with you that it's definitely not about defending/explaining your work. I encourage participants on the blog to sit on their hands, bite their tongues, and receive the advice and critiques as free gifts, using what's helpful and quietly ditching what's not. =)