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Our first #TenQueries episode is now live! John Cusick, agent at Folio Literary, was kind enough to let us record him reacting to his inbox in real time. Just like #TenQueries on Twitter, he described what he was seeing–but you can hear in his voice when he gets surprising mistakes (and great queries!). If you’ve … Read more
We’re so excited about next week’s Query Workshop! This is a new program brought to you by The Manuscript Academy, #MSWL’s educational sister project. We’re adding a new feature that we’re super excited about–small groups for live, face-to-face feedback in an educational setting. We’ll go over each query in a group up to ten, and … Read more
by Jennifer March Soloway, agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc Writing is hard; publishing is even harder. There is a lot of rejection in this business at every level, and agents get rejected all the time too. It takes guts, thick skin, and sheer tenacity to keep going. However, I don’t get discouraged; in … Read more
Jo Furniss is the author of All the Little Children, a suspense novel about a frazzled working-mum whose family gets caught up in a disaster. Danielle Egan-Miller is a literary agent and president of Browne & Miller Literary Associates. This is their story. JF: I’m a former BBC journalist, but I’ve been an ex-patriate for … Read more
by Julie Dinneen, Agent @ D4EO Literary Literary agents get a lot of query letters – some as many as hundreds a day. They have to make quick decisions about you and your book based purely on that one-page letter and the first few pages of your novel. So how can you make yours stand out … Read more
by Elizabeth Bewley and Sarah Landis Why did you make the switch from editors to agents? SL: I’ve always been someone who goes out and looks for projects. I was an editor for 15 years, and I’m excited to find great writers and to work with them over the course of their careers. EB: … Read more
You can now book ten-minute e-consultations to go over your work (either your query or first page) with many of our agents and editors. This is a great opportunity to ask the following: Why do I keep getting form rejections? What can I do to get a better request rate? What insider feedback can help … Read more
Lauren: Hi Wendy! I’m so excited to talk to you about how we started working together, and the role Manuscript Wishlist played in your publishing journey. First, can you tell me a bit about how you first went about querying, and what you were looking for in an agent? Wendy: Hi Lauren! I’m more excited! … Read more
On Tuesday, September 12, agents and editors from all over the world will begin to tweet their manuscript wishes–the ideas they’d love to see in book form, the works they’d love to read–and the types of creations that fit their tastes. Our hope is that this event will help you find the very best match … Read more
The first page can mean everything. As you know from browsing in bookstores, it can be the difference for any reader–but is a HUGE difference when that reader is an agent, editor, or other publishing professional pressed for time. Enter Five Days to a Fab First Page–The Manuscript Academy’s newest mini conference. Join us for daily … Read more
