New in our series with literary agents and debut authors, we chat with Writer’s House agent Allie Levick, and her client Cameron Kelly Rosenblum, author of the Kirkus starred young adult novel, The Stepping Off Place. This novel is described by Booklist as, “Beautifully written examination not only of the sadness of grief, but the … Read more
We are so happy to bring you this episode with Jessica Watterson, agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. We talk about plotting, tension, and exercises for making sure that each chapter moves your work forward. We also discuss revise and resubmits (and what agents look for in your requested revision), how agents write pitch … Read more
Are you tired of Zoom happy hours? Missing real, creative, spontaneous connection? Us too. Author Kat Vellos is here to help! Kat says: Welcome, friend! If you know anything about me, you know that I’d rather be greeting you with a giant bear hug… in a cozy room full of artsy conversation-provoking installations…with a table … Read more
Join us for a LIVE podcast recording with agent Em Lysaght at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific. Everything will magically appear in the Manuscript Academy (#MSWL’s educational sister company) Facebook group, which is free to join, and a great place to meet critique partners. We’ll answer questions live–both our normal podcast interview and questions from … Read more
We are so happy to welcome Linda Camacho, agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, to talk about how you can keep an agent reading. We focus on your character’s desire line—how it’s useful for both clarity and storytelling—and the deeper wish behind the ostensible goal. (For example: Ralphie in A Christmas Story wants a … Read more
In this FREE event, author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum will discuss her decision to use a nonlinear format as a narrative vehicle, and participants can explore how to employ this method in constructing their own novel. Cameron will discuss her decision to use a nonlinear format as a narrative vehicle, and participants can explore how to … Read more
Do you miss your creative community? Do you wish for deeper, more satisfying connections within the writing world? Support can mean everything in this long, difficult process–and authentic friendships can make all the difference. We can help! Next Wednesday, 8:00pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT, join us for a FREE event with the amazing Kat Vellos, an author, speaker, … 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
In this very special episode—our first live-streamed episode—we talk about Alyssa’s unusual entry to publishing, the tips she has for writers, and her answers, in the moment, to your most burning publishing questions. We cover her requirements for queries, whether agents have secret meetings, when agents fire clients, advice for graphic novelists and picture book … Read more
We are deeply saddened by this week’s events, and want to do what we can to support the Black community. We are offering five scholarships to our educational program (three months of writing classes, book events, and an agent consultation), to be awarded this Friday. Click below for more information.
