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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

This week on the First Pages Podcast, we speak with Kelly Van Sant, agent at D4EO Literary. This FREE podcast is brought to you by The Manuscript Academy, #MSWL’s educational arm. Each week, we invite an agent or editor to choose one of your first pages–and spend ten minutes commenting on those pages on the … Read more

We talk with Lindsey Danis about her experience being workshopped on our podcast, the changes she’s implemented, and whether she wanted to reach through the screen and shake us for not getting it. We also answer Lindsey’s questions and talk about how much self-deprecation can work on the page (versus in real life) and how … Read more

Welcome to our very first First Pages episode! In this new series, we’ll be discussing the most interesting first pages we can get our hands on–YOURS! We’ll ask agents and editors to join us in finding the lessons in these pages that not only improve this work–but give you ideas for your own. Want to … Read more