Another month, another giveaway! But first, if you’re wondering who won the lucky draw for the waterproof notebook and smart bracelet last month, it was Jenny S.
This month I thought we’d try a skill comp. One of the suggestions was to have a first line contest, and as I think that’s a brilliant idea, that’s what we’re going to do.
If you want to enter, all you need to do is share the first line of your picture book in the comments below. One sentence—no more, no less. Whoever does the best job of hooking me with their first line will be the winner. She or he can choose from a basic picture book manuscript critique, a query letter critique, or a signed copy of either of my published books.
Anyone in the world can enter, but you’re only allowed one entry per person. The competition closes on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, 17 March at 11:59pm, Greenwich Mean Time.
I look forward to reading your entries!
Benny loves to chew, bright brilliant blue, blueberry bubblegum.
The drummers of Oomalunga bay couldn’t stop crying.
Nettle fished her wand out from under her pillow.
Thanks!
Hobart the Dragon Slayer never quite lived up to the name his father gave him.
I am a plain white cat.
Dragon found them first.
Thank you!!
Third grade was too much work, so I hired an assistant.
George thinks his dad might be a bear.
Susie the Swan was very protective of her cygnets
Life was peaceful on planet Zambo until the night little Leezah was born.
April was very scared and terribly lonely.
Kernel is a fearless daredevil with a thirst for adventure, which is a problem for someone stuck on a cob.
The animals on Sonny’s Farm spent every night awake.
Sis and Ty were different in a hundred ways, and they were still best friends.
Merry was doing the mousework when an envelope dropped through the letterbox.
Operation Earthling was about to go down and Sledge still hadn’t perfected how to act like a human.
Day and Night were as different as, well, night and day.