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Critique: How To Handle It, and When To Ignore It Completely

Julie asked our Facebook group (join here! 3,000+ nice writers to support you: manuscriptacademy.com/facebook) what they’d like to know about critique. We discuss critique partners with the right problem and wrong solution, the chain reaction when you change one element, how Jessica gives her agency clients feedback, and differentiating between opinions and critiques. Plus, we … Read more

Live Query & Pages Panel with Macmillan Editor Rachel Diebel

Join us for a hybrid panel–both queries AND first pages!–with editor Rachel Diebel. Submit your query, first page, or both for a chance at live feedback from Rachel and 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 … Read more

Join Our First Podcast Call-In Episode!

You’re Invited to our very first Call in Episode Have you ever made a mistake in the submissions process—and worried that you’d just ruined your chances of getting published? Our first call-in show is designed to prove that you don’t have to be perfect for things to work out—that you can, in fact, make mistakes … Read more

March 23: Proposing Your Book With Agent Katharine Sands

We are so excited to bring you this live class with agent Katharine Sands, author of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch A Literary Agent’s Eye. If you’ve ever wondered how to make a strong argument for your work (whether nonfiction, fiction, or otherwise), Katharine will go over the necessary components, from overview to competitive … Read more