Literary Criticism

First Page: Man of Her Dreams

First Page: Man of Her Dreams

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. One Jared lowered his suitcase, grimacing when it scraped the(…)

First Page: Unpublished Manuscript

First Page: Unpublished Manuscript

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Duncan Sinclair hadn’t come to the Haven for the fires,(…)

First Page: Mortal Sin, Paranormal Romance

First Page: Mortal Sin, Paranormal Romance

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. “Sarah I really don’t want to be here?” Said Karly.(…)

First Page: Cherry

First Page: Cherry

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Friday, December 16, 2011 Some people just wanna die. Elmore(…)

Flat Out Like a Lizard Drinking and other Australianisms

Flat Out Like a Lizard Drinking and other Australianisms

Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches had a post about Australian lingo and last year I asked Sarah Mayberry if she and her Down Under pals would be interested in writing a post about what it’s like writing for an international audience. Sarah spearheaded this effort and I am greatly appreciative. You can visit Sarah at(…)

First Page:  In the Kingdom of Persephone (Fantasy)

First Page: In the Kingdom of Persephone (Fantasy)

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. *** I saw Death take my one hundred and six years old great-grandmother. She was sleeping on the couch across(…)

First Page: Katarina, Historical Romance

First Page: Katarina, Historical Romance

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. ***  Chapter One:Fateful Visitants (August 1572)  It was a day of blue summer breezes. I was resting in the meadow,(…)

First Page:  YA fantasy, The Hourglass Bridge

First Page: YA fantasy, The Hourglass Bridge

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously.  If you would like your piece critiqued, please check out this page. *** Chapter One ~ The Clock With Three Faces(…)

First Page: US Civil War romance

First Page: US Civil War romance

One Sharra crouched, peering out from beneath the underbrush, her breath coming in uneven gasps. She moved her slender fingers, rhythmically, through the dirt at her feet. If she were found, her life would be worth naught. How would she ever explain her actions, especially to her father? Time passed, slowly, to the steady pounding(…)

First Page:  Contemporary Romance Novel

First Page: Contemporary Romance Novel

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. ***  “You know you’re screwed right?” Audrey Greer sighed pointedly at her best friend. “Katy you are aware that you’ve(…)

Thursday News: A Bit About DA, Agency Pricing Appears Doomed, Tamara Allen Leaves DSP

Thursday News: A Bit About DA, Agency Pricing Appears Doomed, Tamara Allen Leaves DSP

The last few days have been frustrating for dear author readers and the crew here at Dear Author and it is mostly my fault. For the past year, I have tried to manage a self hosting option but I don’t know a thing about Apache and shell access and what not. Every time we had(…)

First Page: Shackled (Paranormal Erotic Romance)

First Page: Shackled (Paranormal Erotic Romance)

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. ***     It was time for the ritual. Ashlan glanced around with a mixture of fear and anticipation. Her(…)

First Page:  Historical Erotica

First Page: Historical Erotica

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. The horse was spooked, and so was he.  Something, or someone, was out there.  He knew that even in darkness,(…)

First Page:  Dark Romance “Dear Paris”

First Page: Dark Romance “Dear Paris”

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. From Susannah to Paris San Francisco, September 14 Dear Paris: On this day of thunder and heavy storm over northern(…)

Wednesday News and Deals: Romance novels are feminist documents

From reader Shula is this fantastic article about romances at The Awl.  According to the reader, “The Awl is one of a quartet of blogs (think Gawker media) that also includes The Hairpin, a ladyblog. What I thought particularly interesting was that instead of posting the article there, where one might assume something written by(…)