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Whaaaaaat?
Even though I’d been watching the numbers climb steadily to the big half-mil mark, it still felt pretty surreal to break the 500,000-view milestone. I am humbled and truly thankful for each and every one of my wonderful supporters.
Yes, that means you. Reading the post right now. Thank you.
Rather than go on for a few hundred words about how amazing you guys are (which hopefully you already know) and how grateful I am (which I am), I’d like to show you my gratitude by giving a little something back. And thus, the giveaway.
I like critiquing. I’ve done a pretty decent share of it, from full-length works to samples, to queries and pitches, and I like to think that my feedback is at least somewhat helpful. Every pair of eyes helps, right?
As the large majority of you lovely people are writers, I’ve decided to offer a critique of the first ten pages of your WIP. It doesn’t have to be polished, or even from a finished manuscript—the only requirements are that the first ten pages are complete and there isn’t any erotic material in those first ten pages because that’s not my thing.
The last thing I’ll say is that I will actually critique your work. I’ve had friends and family ask me to edit something for them, then look horrified when I hand it back dripping in red ink, so if you enter the giveaway, please make sure you’re actually ready to receive a critique. There’s no harm in holding off if you’re not sure you’re at a stage prepared for that.
This giveaway will be open for seven days and will close at midnight on August 1st. Good luck to all who enter (via the rafflecopter below), and thanks again for being awesome!
38 comments:
Wow! This is such a great idea! I'm sure both your readers and yourself will have so much fun with this :-)
Thanks! I think it'll be fun. Hopefully whoever gets the critique will agree. :)
Woo, congratulations! Half a million views is really awesome.
And I think a critique is a fabulous giveaway, truly.
Thanks, Jen! It's an exciting milestone, and since I love entering critique giveaways so much, I figured it would be a great way to give back. ^_^
How cool is this! Congratulations!
Tweeted. :)
Wowzers, that's a LOT of views :) Congrats. And awesome giveaway :)
Giving it back is good karma! :D
Thank you, Melissa! And thanks for the tweet! :)
Thanks! ^_^ Good luck!
That it is. Good luck! :)
I've been reading your blog like a nun pores over a Bible. SO excited! Do I have to fulfill all of these conditions to enter? I'm neither on tumblr nor on Facebook.
Ha! Love the analogy. :D And no, you don't need to fulfill all to enter. Every option gives you entries and you can choose as many or few as you'd like. :)
Ava's critiqued my work. She's amazing!! You should all sign up for the giveaway. :)
Thank you, Vicki! :D
I'm totally excited about this! I love the posts I've read thus far and think this is a stellar idea. xD
Awesome! This giveaway seems to be a popular idea, so I might just have to do it again in the future. :)
Good luck!
I've been considering a similar giveaway when I have a contest to run. Good luck with yours!
And while you thank us for our views, I really must thank you for your tons of interesting posts!
Thank you, Saronai! So far it looks like a lot of people like the idea of this kind of giveaway, so I may very well do it again!
And you're welcome! It's nice to see people still find my posts interesting. Ha ha. :)
Congrats on the 500,000 views! You truly deserve it--Writability is of go-to for noveling advice :)
Thank you so much! It's an exciting time. :)
Congrats!!
Thank you!! ^_^
Maintaining a blog on a regular basis and making it stand out amongst the thousands of others are both challenging enough on their own, so it's fantastic that you've been able to do both! Congrats on the 500,000 page views!
Thank you so much, Meghan! It's been a fun journey. ^_^
What a cool idea for a giveaway. I only found your blog fairly recently, but I'm glad I did.
Thank you, Stephanie—and welcome to the Writability community! :)
Congrats! Your are so generous to do this for people, thank you for the chance! :)
Thank you! I enjoy critiquing, so I think it'll be fun. :)
You're welcome for the opportunity, and good luck!
Congratulations! I"m totally up for a critique, no matter how harsh, but I don"t think my work is at its best yet
Thank you! If you'd like, you can still enter and bank the critique later on (I would just need to know that you want to use it later). Up to you. :)
Congrats! I loved your blog ever since i found it!
Thank you, Chloe! So glad to hear it. :)
Congratulations on passing this incredible milestone, Ava. That's very awesome. I look forward to seeing what you giveaway for the millionth view. ;) *high-five*
Ha ha, thank you James! *high fives* :)
Great job, Ava.You're on your way to your second half million.
I love red ink! It makes me a better writer. ;)
Thank you, Mary! I suppose I am. :)
Me too! Red ink is one of the painful (but important) truths of the writing life. And I love it. :)
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