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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.
Bestselling Author Emily Henry on Snappy Dialogue, Enemies-to-Lovers & Character Likability
28 mins; May 13, 2022
700-Page Novels, Agent Misunderstandings, And The Best Food Descriptions The NYT Has Ever Read
20 mins; May 05, 2022
Storytelling For A Living with Celia Anne Browne
30 mins; April 28, 2022
Picture Books, Illustrations & Creativity As An Adult with Liz Goulet Dubois
19 mins; April 19, 2022
Intentional Writing, Industry Transparency, and Strategizing For Important, Difficult Books
33 mins; April 15, 2022
Minister of Writing Happiness: How Mary Murchie Supports The Whole Writer
20 mins; April 06, 2022
What To Ask An Agent with Mary Cummings, Great River Literary
21 mins; March 29, 2022
Lavish Praise, Scathing Reviews, Prestigious Awards, and One Lunch That Launched A Thriving Career
26 mins; March 22, 2022
Your Ideal, Supportive Writing Group: How 20+ Writers Found & Maintain It, And You Can Too
25 mins; March 16, 2022
Second Draft Magic, Turducken Plots, And Writing While Working In Publishing
23 mins; March 09, 2022
From 150 Rejections To Book Deal: Hopeful News of Good Things Happening To Good People
29 mins; March 01, 2022
Dating Your Character with Marilyn R. Atlas and Elizabeth Lopez
49 mins; February 16, 2022
Writing Proposals, Drafting Legislation & Creating Author Platform with Social Change
28 mins; February 08, 2022
Pitching Ideas To Acquisitions, Joining Publishing In The Pandemic & YA With All The Angst
23 mins; February 01, 2022
Book Promotion, Acing Author Interviews & Behind-The-Scenes with Radio Host & Author March Twisdale
34 mins; January 25, 2022
Shakespeare and Company, Paris in the 1920s & Author Kerri Maher, Who Brings Them To Life
27 mins; January 18, 2022
A Live Evening with Agent Rita Rosenkranz
46 mins; January 04, 2022
A Holiday Message From Manuscript Academy
3 mins; December 20, 2021
Quirky Characters, Gorgeous Settings, and Writing Books That Are Easy to Read With Sophie Cousens
32 mins; November 30, 2021
Live(-Recorded) Logline Workshop with Producers Eric Mofford and Keith L. Shaw
51 mins; November 26, 2021
How (And When) To Roast Your Agent with Writer Jonathan Fredrick And Agent Renée C. Fountain
31 mins; November 08, 2021
Elevator Pitches, Wednesday’s FREE Live Pitch Workshop, and Book-To-Film Producer Eric Mofford
19 mins; October 21, 2021
Magic, Romantic Tension, And Your Perfect October Read with Author Lana Harper
27 mins; October 20, 2021
Gorgeous Sentences, Scary Topics, and Justifiably Angry Protagonists with Author Amanda Jayatissa
25 mins; October 15, 2021
Agents, Illustrators, and Nurturing Creative Collaboration with Author Janet Costa Bates
24 mins; October 07, 2021
Family Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, and Getting A 93% Request Rate
47 mins; September 27, 2021
Writing Vivid Characters, Publishing Internationally, and Sister of the Bollywood Bride
34 mins; September 14, 2021
Fast Deadlines, Consistent Creativity & Writing In Series with Bestselling Author Laurell K Hamilton
39 mins; August 25, 2021
Publishing Short Pieces, Time Management, and Author-Agent Team Jennifer Chen and Caitie Flum
33 mins; August 17, 2021
Maintaining Tension, Pantsing A Thriller, and Writing The Next Cool Girl Speech with Andrea Bartz
31 mins; August 03, 2021
Pitching Dark Work During The Pandemic, (Small) Submission Strategy, And Avoiding The Saggy Middle
21 mins; July 06, 2021
Summer Slowdown, Editorial Agents, and Writing Books In A Series: Q&A with Jessica & Julie
13 mins; June 29, 2021
Your Elevator Pitch with Book-to-Film Producers & Editors Maritte Go and Eric Mofford
54 mins; June 23, 2021
Plotting, Pantsing, Vampires & Working With Multiple Agents With Author/Illustrator Whitney Gardner
30 mins; June 15, 2021
From Twitter To Book Deal: How Agent Cecilia Lyra + Author Kari Nixon Created Quarantine Life
50 mins; June 04, 2021
First Pages With Lindsay Maple: Writing Rom Coms, Increasing Tension & Grounding Through The Senses
30 mins; May 21, 2021
Creativity, Monotasking, and Finding Focus in a Chaotic World with Author Julie Falatko
36 mins; May 07, 2021
You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Get Published: Six Writers on Mistakes and Success
32 mins; April 30, 2021
You Look Tired: An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood with Author Jenny True
31 mins; April 23, 2021
Critique: How To Handle It, When To Ignore It Completely
26 mins; April 13, 2021
Finding An Agent, Protecting Your Creativity + Somewhere Between Bitter & Sweet with Laekan Zea Kemp
58 mins; April 05, 2021
Finding A Home For Your Short Story with Author Anne Elliott
46 mins; March 17, 2021
High Stakes in Quiet Stories, Fresh Takes on Dead Genres, and How Agencies Share Manuscripts
45 mins; March 09, 2021
Exclusive Submissions, Following Up + Pitch Contests vs Querying With Agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski
50 mins; February 26, 2021
How I Got My Agent: A Panel With Four Amazing Writers
67 hours 11 mins; February 15, 2021
Inciting Incidents, Writing Between Genres, and Newer Agents with Haley Casey, Creative Media Agency
55 mins; February 08, 2021
#TenQueries With Agent Cecilia Lyra at P.S. Literary Agency
44 mins; January 25, 2021
Live Recorded: An Evening With Agent Lizzie Poteet (Please note: This episode is PG-13)
58 mins; January 18, 2021
First Pages With Julie and Mary Murchie
30 mins; January 08, 2021
January Announcements with Julie, Jessica & Valentina: New Projects & Inspiration
3 mins; January 08, 2021
Join Our Holiday Party! Wednesday, December 16, 8:00pm Eastern
53 secs; December 15, 2020
Live Q&A with Little, Brown/Hachette Books Group Editor Esther Cajahuaringa
48 mins; December 11, 2020
"Quiet" Novels, Cozy Mysteries & How To Get Along With Your Future Publishing Team
33 mins; December 04, 2020
Subrights, Sci Fi, Graphic Novels, And How Publishing Makes Money with Agent Em Lysaght
40 mins; November 23, 2020
Communication, Negotiation, and Getting What You Need For Peak Creativity with Amyra León
43 mins; November 12, 2020
November Announcements! Panels, Q&A's, Member Lounge, Submission Strategy Events + More
2 mins; November 08, 2020
Determination, Kicking Down Doors, and Joining The Publishing Industry At 40 with Agent Kelly Thomas
41 mins; November 06, 2020
#TenQueries With Agent Megan Barnard
28 mins; October 30, 2020
100th Episode! Agents Kayla Lightner, Fiona Kenshole, Saba Sulaiman & Producer Marilyn Atlas
102 hours 45 mins; October 22, 2020
Editors Definitely Edit with Macmillan Editor Mara Delgado-Sanchez
46 mins; October 21, 2020
Announcements! Last Call for Submissions + What The Hook Class + Kat Vellos on Building Community
1 min; September 21, 2020
Building Creative Community with Author and Speaker Kat Vellos
72 hours 24 mins; September 19, 2020
Join Us! 100th Podcast Recording Party
1 min; September 14, 2020
Revise & Resubmits, Editorial Notes + Finding The Hook of Your Book with Agent Jessica Watterson
45 mins; September 10, 2020
Writing A Manuscript That Gets And Keeps Everyone’s Attention with Agent Linda Camacho
40 mins; August 28, 2020
Writers House Agent Allie Levick and Bestselling Author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
38 mins; August 07, 2020
Brontë’s Mistress with author-agent team Finola Austin and Danielle Egan-Miller
51 mins; August 03, 2020
Improv For Writers with Agent Gordon Warnock and Author Jorjeana Marie
50 mins; July 31, 2020
How To Write Children's Books That Surprise and Delight with Agent Fiona Kenshole
42 mins; July 23, 2020
First Page Action (vs. Peak Action), Characters, Comps and High Concept Works with Kristy Hunter
46 mins; July 19, 2020
Worldbuilding, Tension, and A Healthy Editorial Relationship with Lani Forbes and Samantha Wekstein
49 mins; June 29, 2020
Allyship, Resources, and Talented Authors To Support Right Now
36 mins; June 19, 2020
Live Agent Q&A: Queries, Secret Agent Meetings, and Advice for Graphic Novels & Picture Books
53 mins; June 16, 2020
Comp Titles, Platform, and How To Do Your Research with Simon & Schuster Editor Hannah Robinson
37 mins; June 11, 2020
Acquisitions, "The Numbers," and How Editors Make Them Work, with Macmillan Editor Rachel Diebel
28 mins; May 29, 2020
Marathon, Not A Sprint: How Author Molly McCaffery Signed With Agent John Cusick
34 mins; May 18, 2020
Voice In A Manuscript with Agent Stephanie Winter
43 mins; May 06, 2020
Agent Lauren Spieller on Book Scouting, Building Tension, and What You Really Need to Succeed
34 mins; April 15, 2020
Subjectivity In Publishing (And Why It's Good For Your Book) With Agent Kayla Lightner
47 mins; April 13, 2020
Sales, Production, and Husband and Wife Macmillan Editors Kate Meltzer and Brian Geffen
47 mins; April 08, 2020
How To Pitch When Publishing Is In Quarantine with Agent Amy Elizabeth Bishop
31 mins; March 26, 2020
MFA's, Community & Identity with Editor Vivian Lee
31 mins; March 24, 2020
Stand-up Comedy, Agenting, and Rage Push-Ups with Agent Barbara Poelle
24 mins; March 12, 2020
Tom Lutz, Professor, Writer & Founder of The Los Angeles Review of Books
36 mins; March 05, 2020
#TenQueries with Literary Agent Stephanie Winter
16 mins; February 24, 2020
Procrastination, Deadlines & The Editorial Process with #1 NYT Bestselling Author Melissa de la Cruz
39 mins; February 05, 2020
The First Three Chapters with Simon & Schuster Editor Hannah VanVels
16 mins; January 22, 2020
Publicists, DIY Book Publicity + Tips for Introverts with Dana Kaye Publicity
49 mins; January 15, 2020
Writing This Decade: A Pep Talk From Julie
4 mins; January 06, 2020
Holiday Party 2019! LIVE-Recorded Workshop And Happy Hour
89 hours 14 mins; December 19, 2019
First Page Podcast with Anna Conathan PLUS Holiday Party!
17 mins; December 10, 2019
PitchWars, Agenting, and Both Sides of the Desk with Heather Cashman
30 mins; November 26, 2019
Kensington Editor Norma Perez-Hernandez on First Paragraphs, Rom Coms, and Ideas for Publishing
33 mins; October 18, 2019
Our Live-Recorded Write-In Workshop
82 hours 19 mins; October 09, 2019
It's MSWL Day! Here's Your Guide to Searching, Connecting + Finding Your Match
25 mins; September 24, 2019
60: #TenQueries With Agent Caitlin McDonald
22 mins; September 24, 2019
59: Back-to-School Pep Talk for Writers
12 mins; September 05, 2019
58: From Agent To Editor: Molly Cusick, Editor at Sourcebooks
27 mins; August 21, 2019
57: Live Recorded: Why Does Publishing Take So Long?
32 mins; August 06, 2019
56: Live Meeting: Macmillan Editor Melissa Warten and Author Brooke Urban
25 mins; July 11, 2019
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