For two years Deadly Prose has remained unique as a private online critique group. Many of our members perfected their novels here, and went on to publication or agent-representation.  Visit our member biographies (click here) and blogs (click here) to learn about our members.

Features of the Group

• Full novel critiques only. Scene crits available in our forums. Membership is free but requires certain skills and a completed novel.

• Private Yahoo Group with controled email list

• Members (at their option) can post a writing sample, biography on this site, a site visited by many agents and publishers

• Members (at their option) can have a blog on this site at no cost. 

• Admissions by a committe of three members.

• Six to eight week "straight-through" critique sessions

• Critiques by fellow members and novelists on a chapter credit basis

• Deadlined and serious. Failure to meet deadlines is penalized by lost credits or expulsion (in other words, the group is Deadly!)

• Critique to a formal template to ensure all topics covered: characterization, plot, opening, prose, line crits, many topics

• It's hard work, but worth it, but only for those willing to work hard on exchanged critiques, straight through sessions, to deadlines

• Quality of critiques is moderated and evaluated.

(Illustrated: Rabid, by TK Kenyon, Deadly Prose member, releasing Spring 07, and reviewed as "Impressive" by Publishers Weekly) 

It's Not For Everyone

But once you're in, you are in a close-knit and friendly group of a few dozen serious published, agented or aspiring but quality writers and critiquers. Agents and publishers take Deadly Prose Critique members "deadly seriously."

Entry Requirements

• We recommend you participate in the forums first

• Published or agented authors enter without a writing sample, provided they write a sample critique to our template

• Admissions committee of three make all decisions (two votes required for entry!)

• Unpublished must submit a chapter as well

• Serious only. You must earn crit credits per chapter to receive credits. You lose credits if you miss deadlines. Be ready, work hard, but it's well worth it.

(Illustrated: Deadly Prose member Ric Wasley's book Shadow of Innocence, releases from Kunati Spring 07). 

 

Find out more about Deadly Prose Critique Group... click here.

Or, if you think you are ready, click on the YAHOO symbol and apply with your sample chapter, synopsis, biography for review by the admissions committee of three authors.

 

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