Win a Free Manuscript Evaluation

I must be mad. I’m giving it away for free.

You’ve finished your manuscript, but you don’t know if it’s ready for prime time. Or maybe you’ve made a good start, but now you’re stuck. What do you do now?

I’ve got a deal for you. Enter my first-ever contest, and you could win a free professional critique of your manuscript.

Contest Rules

The Prize: After a close reading of your manuscript (up to 50,000 words in length) I will provide  you with a comprehensive evaluation of your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses. A detailed editorial letter that addresses the elements of craft specific to your genre,  margin notes & sample line edits, and an in-person or over-the-phone meeting are all included in the prize. A professional critique like this one would normally cost hundreds of dollars.

How to Enter: Click the button below, and complete the entry form. What could be easier?

Deadline & Awarding of Prize:  One winner will be drawn from entries received by midnight, January 31, 2012. The winner will be notified by email and announced on this website and in MAD’s Monday Muse.

The Fine Print: One entry per person. “Manuscript” is defined as one work of nonfiction or fiction, up to 50,000 words in length. Short story, essay, or poem collections do not qualify for the prize. If a meeting with the prize-winner can be arranged within 10 miles of MAD about Words world headquarters in Winter Park FL, the prize will be delivered and discussed in person. If not, the prize will be delivered electronically, and we will discuss it over it the phone.

This contest is closed to entries.