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Get your FREE ticket here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/dating-your-character Writing doesn’t have to strictly be a serious, intellectual exercise. You can reap rewards by approaching your work in an experimental frame of mind. Our way of developing an intimacy with your character is through the awkward and always-interesting lens of dating. Introducing Dating Your Character, with producer/literary manager … Read more

We are so happy to welcome Carina Licón to the podcast! She’s one of the rare publishing experts who joined her house (Macmillan, in this case) during the pandemic—and can share with us her unique perspective in making it work from afar. (Do we hope to take her out to lunch on her first NYC … Read more

Join us for our Submission Strategy Workshop, starting January 25! All classes, live panel recordings, and the workshop forum will be up for 30 days, so no, you’re not too late! Love charts? Meet friends! Join here: live.manuscriptacademy.com/submission-…y-workshop/ Are you worried about your future author interviews? Stressed because you don’t know how to dodge questions … Read more

So you’ve got your query. You’ve got your first page. You have some idea of how all this works. Then the rejections start coming in. How do you pivot? How do you know if you’re on the right track? Are you making easily avoided mistakes, or do you just need to be patient? In this … Read more

We are so happy to speak with Kerri Maher, author of The Paris Bookseller. Based on the life of Sylvia Beach—bookseller, publisher and entrepreneur—this novel brings 1920s Paris to life in the most gorgeous, delicious ways. If you’ve been looking for a work that’s both escapist (the food! The love story! The writers!!) and will … Read more

Friends! We are so happy to have the amazing, warm, wise Rita Rosenkranz on our podcast. Not only is she a pillar of the industry, but she’s thoughtful, kind, and here to help YOU make the most of your publishing interactions. We love hearing her reflections on publishing innovations, new challenges, sustaining friendships—and what it … Read more

Oh my goodness. We LOVE this episode with Sophie Cousens! She and her work are SO much fun—gorgeous settings, fun meet cures, quirky characters—and the escapism you need NOW. We talk about how she moved from YA sci-fi to (adult!) romantic comedies, losing confidence in your work at the 30,000 word mark—and how it’s often … Read more

For our third Book-to-Film Panel we’ve decided to delve into the Book-to-Film world–how it works, best practices, and what you can do now to improve your chances of seeing your (book’s) name in lights. Whether or not you hope your work will become a movie, this is a great way to position your work for film, … Read more

Content warning: Adult themes, childhood illness. We’ve never seen an author-agent relationship like this! Jonathan and Renée not only joke, but regularly roast each other—showing a level of comfort most can only dream of.  We learn about their journey, from meet-cute (which Renée nearly forgot) to Jonathan playing hard to get (even though she was … Read more

Join us for a queries and first pages panel with literary agent Stacey Graham (3 Seas Literary). Submit your work for a chance at live feedback from our panel–plus, of course, a publishing Q&A. This event is designed to be supportive, uplifting, encouraging–and 100% introvert-friendly. (Wear pajamas! We’ll never know.) A replay will be available … Read more