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The Manuscript Academy
The Manuscript Academy brings you conversations with agents, editors, and writers who can help you on your publishing journey.
New Season Preview: From Comp Titles to Virtual Spaces: What's Next at Manuscript Academy
8 mins; April 02, 2025
Why Does Publishing Take So Darn Long? With Special Guest Agent Stefanie Molina
46 mins; December 17, 2024
How To Make Your Work More Addictive: Pacing, Structure & Symmetry with Agent Liv Ivanov
21 mins; December 01, 2024
How To Make Your Work More Commercial with Agent Alyssa Jennette (Stonesong Literary)
15 mins; November 20, 2024
The Formula For Successful Books with Editor Ivan Taurisano
44 mins; November 07, 2024
Live Recorded: How To Present Yourself As A Good Investment To Agents, Editors, Booksellers & Beyond
62 hours 2 mins; October 16, 2024
The Art of Feedback: What To Take, What To Ignore & How To Know The Difference
36 mins; October 15, 2024
How To Be Your Own Best Marketer Whether Querying, Agented or Ready To Launch
44 mins; September 27, 2024
Live Recorded: Mystery Editor Consultation with Macmillan Editor Christina Lopez
49 mins; September 20, 2024
Your Book Is Not For Everyone (Thank Goodness!): Author Positioning with Norton Editor Emma Peters
39 mins; September 05, 2024
Metaphor, Math, Editing, & How You Can Get Your Message to Your Reader Effectively
38 mins; August 23, 2024
Messy Characters, Building Tension & How Agents Should Advocate For Your Work with Agent Nour Sallam
32 mins; August 08, 2024
Genres, Tropes, Trends, and Finding Your Agent Fit with Agent Erica Bauman
44 mins; July 26, 2024
Querying, Middle School, And How Mistakes + Embarrassment Often Lead To Book Deals
47 mins; July 12, 2024
Preparing For Your International Bestseller: Liv Constantine on Crafting Unputdownable Characters
46 mins; June 28, 2024
Finding Your Voice: On the Page, In Your Life with Agent Katharine Sands + Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
57 mins; June 14, 2024
Hollywood Versus New York: Publishing, Film, Options, Etiquette + What Makes A Hook?
44 mins; June 06, 2024
Emotional Range, Sensory Details, And Pitching Works On Difficult Topics
52 mins; June 04, 2024
Live Recorded: Query Class with Agent Dr. Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
73 hours 4 mins; May 23, 2024
Mini Lesson: What Author Elizabeth Holden Did Right In Her Query & First Page
22 mins; May 17, 2024
The Roller Derby of Querying: How Author Elizabeth Holden Found Her Agent
51 mins; May 17, 2024
Finding Your Perfect Agent Fit with Agent Ismita Hussain and Author Jessica Guerrieri
46 mins; May 10, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30pm ET: Free Query Workshop With Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
43 mins; May 04, 2024
Writing Fantasy That Mirrors Our World With (Manuscript) Academy Award Winner Ali McLafferty
47 mins; April 29, 2024
Details, Focus and Visual Storytelling To Bring Any Genre To Life with Editor Melissa Warten Vogan
44 mins; April 19, 2024
Good, Better, Best, Agented! Julia Alexandra and Agent Ellen Goff on Plot, Character & World
47 mins; April 08, 2024
Learning Advanced Point of View, Romantic Tension & Betrayal From A New Body-Swapping Novel
51 mins; March 29, 2024
Success Stories: Aime Alley Card, Agent Leticia Gomez And One Olympic Team That Changed Everything
49 mins; March 25, 2024
What Editors Look For: Fresh Takes On Familiar Stories with Harper Editor Sara Schonfeld
45 mins; March 11, 2024
Research, Marketing & Successful Small Press Publishing with Author JB Harris
54 mins; February 28, 2024
How To Build Romantic Tension In Any Genre with Author Lynn Painter
58 mins; February 19, 2024
Red And Green Flags When Querying Agents with Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
73 hours 28 mins; February 12, 2024
Writing Dialogue That Brings Complicated Characters To Life with Author Karen Outen
50 mins; February 05, 2024
Personal, Political, Published: Finding Agents For Important, Sensitive Topics with Annie Cardi
65 hours 7 mins; January 26, 2024
Building Character, Enhancing POV, and Principles of (E)motion with Author Sara Read
40 mins; January 20, 2024
Rejection Interpretation, Pivots & Annual Submission Strategy Workshop (January 23-25)
11 mins; January 16, 2024
"Good Enough" Versus Fit: Executive Editor Erica Finkel On Improving Your Odds Of Yes
49 mins; January 09, 2024
Seventh Annual Holiday Party with Kaitlyn Sanchez, Linda Camacho, Kiana Nguyen & Stephanie Winter
65 hours 42 mins; December 23, 2023
December Announcements: Classes, Mystery Agent + Our FREE Holiday Party
6 mins; December 04, 2023
Live Q&A + Collaborative Query Consultations With Editor Jonathan Baker
58 mins; December 02, 2023
How To Talk To Your Family About Writing: A Holiday Pep Talk (Replay)
10 mins; November 21, 2023
MSWL Live Agent Panel with T.S Ferguson, Kelly Van Sant, Jenissa Graham + Claire Harris
64 hours 59 mins; November 08, 2023
You Belong Here: Middle Grade Voice, Success Via Community, & The Rule of 100 with Nancy Tandon
59 mins; November 06, 2023
The Rejections That Hurt Most: Author-Agent Empathy, Revision & Rejection As Protection
41 mins; October 27, 2023
Starting Soon! Unputdownable: Write A Book Agents Can't Stop Thinking About
3 mins; October 24, 2023
Finding Your Agent, Political Fiction, Hopeful Dystopias & The Chaperone with M Hendrix
60 hours 57 mins; October 12, 2023
Second Books, Second Agents, & Second Chance Hotel: Live Q&A with Author Sierra Godfrey
52 mins; September 27, 2023
Nonfiction With Voice, Subrights & Anti-AI Clauses with Agent Dani Segelbaum
46 mins; September 19, 2023
Three Query Drafts: Good, Better, AMAZING with Author Julia Alexandra
47 mins; August 28, 2023
Perseverance & Positivity With Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez, Bradford Literary
44 mins; August 21, 2023
Plotting for Pantsers, Synopsis Success, & Answering YOUR Questions with Agent Taj McCoy
43 mins; August 14, 2023
Pitching Fiction On Proposal, Changing Endings & Bestselling Books After 10 Years On Submission
62 hours 37 mins; July 26, 2023
Hopeful Rejections, 20 Years on Submission & Accountability To Your Dreams
63 hours 44 mins; July 19, 2023
Writers On Strike: Lessons From WGA For Book Authors with Derek Santos Olson
57 mins; July 11, 2023
Bestselling Author Ashley Audrain on Fear, Expectation & Writing Hard Things
27 mins; June 22, 2023
Literary Agents of Change: Daniele Hunter and The AALA's New Initiative
34 mins; June 16, 2023
Ordinary Time, Extraordinary Time: How Expectations, Power Dynamics & Assumptions Propel Your Reader
11 mins; June 09, 2023
Penguin Random House Senior Executive Editor Sara Sargent on How Editors Choose Books
57 mins; June 05, 2023
Making & Breaking Status Quo with Anne Elliott
12 mins; June 01, 2023
Industry News, Client Insight & How To Be More Human In the Age of AI with Agent Alyssa Jennette
48 mins; May 29, 2023
Learning From Rejection: A Success Story with Agent-Author Pair Jessie Latimer and Kristen Terrette
47 mins; May 20, 2023
#MSWL Live Agent Panel: Caitlin McDonald, Samantha Wekstein, Thao Le & Taj McCoy
60 hours 43 mins; May 11, 2023
“This Is What I Love About Agenting”—How Adriann Ranta-Zurhellen Found Joslin Brorsen
29 mins; April 29, 2023
Bestselling Author Lauren DeStefano on Why You Shouldn’t Aim For A 100 Percent Publication Rate
42 mins; April 09, 2023
How To Be A Good Literary Citizen In A Time of Books Bans with Tonya Todd
28 mins; April 08, 2023
Random Writer Pep Talks: Pivoting, Publishing, Success & Timing
47 mins; March 27, 2023
FREE Event Thursday: Your Path To Publication with Shirin Yim Leos and Lisa Manterfield | 8:30pm ET
1 min; March 21, 2023
Quick Q&A: Personalizing Your Queries With #MSWL, Publishers Marketplace & More
3 mins; March 21, 2023
Giveaway! Win A Free Ticket To Thursday's Panel with Senior Editor Stephanie Stein (HarperCollins)
44 secs; March 14, 2023
Live Q&A with Penguin Random House Editor & Bestselling Author Jill Santopolo
36 mins; March 12, 2023
#MSWL's 10th Anniversary, From Tumblr to Sustainable, Miraculous Site: How It All Happened, Part 2
39 mins; March 02, 2023
#MSWL Live: Agents on What They Wish They Had In Their Inboxes
57 mins; February 16, 2023
#MSWL’s 10th Anniversary: How It All Happened with KK Hendin
40 mins; February 10, 2023
Join Our Call-In Episode! Writer Pep Talks, Advice, And What We'd Do If We Had A Bus
2 mins; January 30, 2023
How To Build Rapport With Agents: How Joshua Roots Found Agent Renee Fountain
35 mins; January 27, 2023
How To Get An Agent’s Attention From The First Page (Mystery Agent Consultation)
49 mins; January 20, 2023
How To Promote Your Work, Help Writers, And Stay Genuine
37 mins; January 13, 2023
Holiday Novels, Food Writing, And Tips For Faster First Drafts
32 mins; December 15, 2022
Holiday Party December 13! Plus: Anna Conathan On Discomfort, Creativity & Making Them Work For You
9 mins; December 08, 2022
Anne Elliott on Movement, Momentum & Keeping an Agent Reading
13 mins; November 08, 2022
Comps, Opening Pages & Pitching: Live Q&A with Agent Paige Wheeler
45 mins; November 08, 2022
Script-to-book, Book-to-Film, And All Things IP with Bethany Baptiste & Gigi Griffis
45 mins; October 28, 2022
Genre, Metaphor, Twitter Pitch Contests, and Feminist Werewolf Novels with Author Rachel Harrison
28 mins; October 19, 2022
#TenQueries with Agent Ismita Hussain - YA, NA, Short Stories & More!
41 mins; October 11, 2022
Who Knows What When: Keeping Track of Characters' Agendas with Christine Wells
31 mins; October 04, 2022
How To Keep Readers Interested With Internal Conflict
31 mins; September 28, 2022
Our First Mystery Agent Consultation!
22 mins; September 20, 2022
Choosing The Best Agent For You: Q&A with Author-Agent Team Melissa Edwards and Sierra Godfrey
46 mins; September 13, 2022
Back-To-School Q&A and Fall Preview
22 mins; September 09, 2022
Special Episode: Live Coffee Break with Emmy Nordstrom Higdon, Westwood Creative Artists
46 mins; September 01, 2022
Writing for Graphic Novels, Collaboration with Artists, & Common Mistakes with Mat Heagerty
32 mins; August 11, 2022
Live Recorded: Positivity Agent Panel with Kayla Lightner and Kaitlyn Sanchez
47 mins; August 03, 2022
Write What You Can’t Stop Thinking About: Author Mahi Cheshire on Tension & Stakes
29 mins; July 27, 2022
How To Raise The Stakes In Your Query with Author Robyn Ryle
33 mins; July 09, 2022
Editing, Rejection, Growth Mindset: Sourcebooks Editor Anna Sargeant on What Makes A Great Book
33 mins; July 01, 2022
Pitching Agents Vs. Pitching Small Presses, Indie Success & Magical Realism
43 mins; June 26, 2022
Bestselling Author Juno Dawson on Multiple Storylines, Trilogies & Desperate Housewives with Witches
34 mins; June 20, 2022
Summer Novels, Compelling Villains, and Multiple Agents with Bestselling Author May Cobb
36 mins; June 08, 2022
What Writers Can Expect of Agents (And How To Get It) with Author Jo Wu and Agent Tricia Lawrence
54 mins; June 01, 2022
Multiple Agent Offers, Power & Agency For Characters, and Shelving Books One Through Three
38 mins; May 20, 2022
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