March 30, 2013

First Page: Westward Rose

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique18 Comments

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. Update: I switched out the ... more >

March 24, 2013

First Page: New Adult

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique12 Comments

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March 23, 2013

First Page: The Model Romance

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique26 Comments

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. As an aside, I have ... more >

March 16, 2013

First Page: Falling for the Nanny

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique13 Comments

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March 12, 2013

Can’t Find My Way Home

JanetLetters of Opinioncaptivity narrative / criticism-of-romance / literary critique / trope31 Comments

This week I want to talk about the use of captivity in the Romance genre, but before I do, I want to clarify a couple of points that cropped up in discussion of my last post and in other discussions of the genre. In my last post, commenter Katie raised ... more >

March 9, 2013

First Page: Unpublished Manuscript

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique17 Comments

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