Saturday, February 20, 2010

Page To Fame

Ok, I am growing more intrigued with this site all the time. PageToFame is like an ongoing writing contest. Basically, you submit a 1-2 sentence synopsis and your first page. Readers rate these first pages on a scale from 1-5  (I've been rating quite a bit, and looking at all these first pages -- like an agent would -- is educational in its own right).  There are four rounds. If enough people like your first page, you submit your first chapter, then the first 50 pages, then the entire book.  When your story is elevated in each round, it's reviewed by a literary agent for its merit.

I have a lot of questions about how this site is going to work out, and about the role of literary agents. But I do think the idea of using reader responses on the website to determine the marketability of a work is interesting (although I wonder how self-selecting the reader database is, as well).  Despite my doubts, I'm intrigued. I like looking at other's first pages, and I'm curious how my own will do.

Yes, yes. I have the first page of Shards up there.

The site is still in beta mode, and it costs $5 to enter the contest. But, dear readers, I have a coupon code to share with you. Use coupon code mediabistro01 to receive a FREE entry.

It's worth checking out. And if you run across Shards, be kind. ;)

9 comments:

Luna said...

Good luck to you! Have a lovely weekend...:)

Roxy said...

Thanks for this suggestion! I went right over to PageToFame and signed up with the novel I am trying to get published. Great post, Guinevere. I should probably mention that the coupon was no longer available. No worries though. Five dollars isn't much to pay for the opportunity to receive some impartial feedback. :) Again, thanks.

Guinevere said...

Thanks Chasing, you too!

Sorry about that, Roxy. I just used the coupon this morning, so I was pretty sure it would work. :-/

Tiana Smith said...

Ooh, interesting! I'll check it out later today, and if the coupon doesn't work, that's fine with me :)

Stephanie Thornton said...

The site sounds interesting! I'll have to keep it in mind.

Good luck!

VKT said...

Good luck! I am blogging about my experiences in kindergarten over the last 34 years...just for fun.

I enjoyed visiting your site!!

Summer Frey said...

Sweet! I'm going to check that out Monday! I left you something at my blog...

Anissa said...

Sounds like an interesting site. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

Found my way over from Roxy's. :)

Anissa said...

Or maybe I came from somewhere else...

Oh, I can't remember, but I'm happy to have found you. I'll be back for sure.