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Only Chapter One

by Christopher Roy Denton

Rated: E · Message Forum · Community · #2095917

A place to request in-depth reviews of your novel's opening chapter ONLY. Any genre/rating

The Rules

This place is only here for chapter ones —
not twos or threes or fours or all the lot.
Not prologues, nor the bits with smoking guns,
but just an introduction to your plot.

No essays, nor your splendid screen plays, please.
A steadfast “No!” to candid blogs and tweets;
I'd snooze through gossip columns' smears and sleaze,
or tales of stars your sibling often meets.

Forget your rubbish rhythmic rhyming verse;
this ain't the scene for awesome epic odes.
You would receive replies so tart and terse,
that I may stoop to shout, “You slimy toads.”

And lyrics merely serve to drive me loco,
for poetry is not my cup of cocoa.

What now?

1. Read the above rules and ensure the item you wish to submit complies, otherwise your post will be deleted.
2. Post your item in the forum below in {b-item:xxxxxxx} format using the title SUBMISSION. If you don't know how, check out: "Newbie Hyperlinking 101 - Bitem Format"

and if you're still unsure after that, you can watch this video: "Quick Vid - Create a "Bitem" Link"

. If your novel is posted as a book item, you may post the chapter in {entry:xxxxxx} format.
3. Only one submission per month, please.
4. There is no gift point fee.
5. My review of your item will be posted as a public review on the public review page and may contain significant amounts of your text, including spoilers. If you do not wish this to happen, don't request a review.
6. After reading this, if you still have questions, you may private message me or post your question in the forum below using the title QUESTION.
7. Chapters will only be reviewed once. I will not revisit revised chapters. So…

…please post polished prose, and perhaps peruse this profound piece:"Inside or Outside"

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