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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025

January 16, 2025 by MSWL Admin

Join us for a day celebrating manuscripts and the agents and editors who love them. Starting at 9:00am ET, agents and editors will be sharing what they wish they had in their inboxes–the official location is Bluesky, but agents and editors are welcome to also post on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Mastodon, and more, on the #MSWL tag. Check your favorite platform, or browse them all! Here’s how it works for Writers: Follow…

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Why Does Publishing Take So Darn Long? With Special Guest Agent Stefanie Molina

December 20, 2024 by MSWL Admin

Have you ever wondered why Publishing seems to take so much longer than any other industry? We posed this question to agent Stefanie Molina, Ladderbird Literary–and discuss what it means for agents, editors, and – most of all – writers. Want to talk about your work with Stefanie? Schedule a time here: manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-member…tefanie-molina We discuss: Current Trends in Publishing (00:03:57) What Makes A work “Fresh”? (00:05:01)
The Importance of BIPOC Voices in Literature…

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How To Make Your Work More Addictive: Pacing, Structure & Symmetry with Agent Liv Ivanov

December 5, 2024 by MSWL Admin

We are so happy to welcome Liv Ivanov, agent at Creative Media Agency, to the podcast! In this episode, we talk about making your work more addictive (we can all dream of the “I read it in one sitting” agent response!) through: *Effective pacing*Structure*Tension*Symmetry *The MICE Quotient And more! Liv shares her insights on avoiding excessive exposition, the balance between tension and pacing, and the importance of character development. She also…

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