The Manuscript Academy

By #MSWL

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The Manuscript Academy brings you conversations with agents, editors, and writers who can help you on your publishing journey.

Episode Date
New Season Preview: From Comp Titles to Virtual Spaces: What's Next at The Manuscript Academy
Apr 02, 2025
Why Does Publishing Take So Darn Long? With Special Guest Agent Stefanie Molina
Dec 18, 2024
How To Make Your Work More Addictive: Pacing, Structure & Symmetry with Agent Liv Ivanov
Dec 02, 2024
How To Make Your Work More Commercial with Agent Alyssa Jennette (Stonesong Literary)
Nov 21, 2024
The Formula For Successful Books with Editor Ivan Taurisano
Nov 07, 2024
How To Be Your Own Best Marketer Whether Querying, Agented or Ready To Launch
Oct 25, 2024
Live Recorded: How To Present Yourself As A Good Investment To Agents, Editors, Booksellers & Beyond
Oct 25, 2024
The Art of Feedback: What To Take, What To Ignore & How To Know The Difference
Oct 16, 2024
Live Recorded: Mystery Editor Consultation with Macmillan Editor Christina Lopez
Sep 20, 2024
Your Book Is Not For Everyone (Thank Goodness!): Author Positioning with Norton Editor Emma Peters
Sep 05, 2024
Metaphor, Math, Editing, & How You Can Get Your Message to Your Reader Effectively
Aug 23, 2024
Messy Characters, Building Tension & How Agents Should Advocate For Your Work with Agent Nour Sallam
Aug 09, 2024
Genres, Tropes, Trends, and Finding Your Agent Fit with Agent Erica Bauman
Jul 27, 2024
Querying, Middle School, And How Mistakes + Embarrassment Often Lead To Book Deals
Jul 12, 2024
Preparing For Your International Bestseller: Liv Constantine on Crafting Unputdownable Characters
Jun 28, 2024
Finding Your Voice: On the Page, In Your Life with Agent Katharine Sands + Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
Jun 14, 2024
Hollywood Versus New York: Publishing, Film, Options, Etiquette + What Makes A Hook?
Jun 06, 2024
Emotional Range, Sensory Details, And Pitching Works On Difficult Topics
Jun 04, 2024
Live Recorded: Query Class with Agent Dr. Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
May 23, 2024
Mini Lesson: What Author Elizabeth Holden Did Right In Her Query & First Page
May 17, 2024
The Roller Derby of Querying: How Author Elizabeth Holden Found Her Agent
May 17, 2024
Finding Your Perfect Agent Fit with Agent Ismita Hussain and Author Jessica Guerrieri
May 10, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 8:30pm ET: Free Query Workshop With Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
May 04, 2024
Writing Fantasy That Mirrors Our World With (Manuscript) Academy Award Winner Ali McLafferty
Apr 29, 2024
Details, Focus and Visual Storytelling To Bring Any Genre To Life with Editor Melissa Warten Vogan
Apr 19, 2024
Good, Better, Best, Agented! Julia Alexandra and Agent Ellen Goff on Plot, Character & World
Apr 08, 2024
Learning Advanced Point of View, Romantic Tension & Betrayal From A New Body-Swapping Novel
Mar 29, 2024
Success Stories: Aime Alley Card, Agent Leticia Gomez And One Olympic Team That Changed Everything
Mar 25, 2024
What Editors Look For: Fresh Takes On Familiar Stories with Harper Editor Sara Schonfeld
Mar 11, 2024
Research, Marketing & Successful Small Press Publishing with Author JB Harris
Feb 28, 2024
How To Build Romantic Tension In Any Genre with Author Lynn Painter
Feb 20, 2024
Red And Green Flags When Querying Agents with Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
Feb 12, 2024
Writing Dialogue That Brings Complicated Characters To Life with Author Karen Outen
Feb 05, 2024
Personal, Political, Published: Finding Agents For Important, Sensitive Topics with Annie Cardi
Jan 26, 2024
Building Character, Enhancing POV, and Principles of (E)motion with Author Sara Read
Jan 20, 2024
Rejection Interpretation, Pivots & Annual Submission Strategy Workshop (January 23-25)
Jan 16, 2024
"Good Enough" Versus Fit: Executive Editor Erica Finkel On Improving Your Odds Of Yes
Jan 09, 2024
Seventh Annual Holiday Party with Kaitlyn Sanchez, Linda Camacho, Kiana Nguyen & Stephanie Winter
Dec 23, 2023
December Announcements: Classes, Mystery Agent + Our FREE Holiday Party
Dec 04, 2023
Live Q&A + Collaborative Query Consultations With Editor Jonathan Baker
Dec 03, 2023
How To Talk To Your Family About Writing: A Holiday Pep Talk (Replay)
Nov 21, 2023
MSWL Live Agent Panel with T.S Ferguson, Kelly Van Sant, Jenissa Graham + Claire Harris
Nov 08, 2023
You Belong Here: Middle Grade Voice, Success Via Community, & The Rule of 100 with Nancy Tandon
Nov 06, 2023
The Rejections That Hurt Most: Author-Agent Empathy, Revision & Rejection As Protection
Oct 27, 2023
Starting Soon! Unputdownable: Write A Book Agents Can't Stop Thinking About
Oct 24, 2023
Finding Your Agent, Political Fiction, Hopeful Dystopias & The Chaperone with M Hendrix
Oct 12, 2023
Second Books, Second Agents, & Second Chance Hotel: Live Q&A with Author Sierra Godfrey
Sep 27, 2023
Nonfiction With Voice, Subrights & Anti-AI Clauses with Agent Dani Segelbaum
Sep 19, 2023
Three Query Drafts: Good, Better, AMAZING with Author Julia Alexandra
Aug 28, 2023
Perseverance & Positivity With Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez, Bradford Literary
Aug 21, 2023
Plotting for Pantsers, Synopsis Success, & Answering YOUR Questions with Agent Taj McCoy
Aug 14, 2023
Pitching Fiction On Proposal, Changing Endings & Bestselling Books After 10 Years On Submission
Jul 26, 2023
Hopeful Rejections, 20 Years on Submission & Accountability To Your Dreams
Jul 19, 2023
Writers On Strike: Lessons From WGA For Book Authors with Derek Santos Olson
Jul 11, 2023