Thanks @Mike Donald ! You can actually critique any Draft you want. The list we’re supplying is a starting point - drafts that either voiced their interest in the event or came recommended by a syndicate or mod - but Soft Critiques given to any of the other Drafts on the site will still count towards the prize raffles :)

I was just thinking this, I almost had an anxiety attack just talking to a friend about trying to get published and asking people to share. 

So, I’m a socially anxious natural introvert and the entire process of marketing my book is a generally terrifying concept to me. I hate going up to strangers and talking about anything, and I hate begging my friends for things.
That being said, I really, really, REALLY want my book to be published, so I keep finding myself leaving comfort zones I basically never would for any other reason. I’m talking to people I haven’t spoken to in a decade, people I haven’t had more than a ten minute conversation with as long as I’ve known them, and I’m bringing the subject up with strangers completely unbidden.