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Live Events With Agents + Editors: Query Panels, Q&A + MORE
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Here is just a fraction of the great feedback our partners have been sharing with us regarding their experience
Absolutely worthwhile!
Stephanie was great, very friendly and polite which is always helpful when you’re nervous! She gave me some great pointers. Overall I was very pleased and would definitely recommend her expertise. 😊
KARINA STORER
May 31, 2026
Excellent consultation with Jessica Sinsheimer
Jessica was awesome. She was very thorough with my query letter, giving me feedback on each paragraph. She was spot on with what the query needed. I highly recommend her. Thank you, Jessica and Manuscript Academy! I’ve done a few consultations with you guys and will definitely come back.
Patty Barrue
May 30, 2026
Fruitful Use of Time
Bridget was helpful and provided actionable editorial insights for my pages as well as feedback on my query letter. The psychological comfort of simply getting those materials in front of someone in the industry is of value all on its own, but I appreciated her friendliness and constructive approach to addressing what she noticed. She also shared a few details about the current publishing industry environment from an agent’s perspective which I was interested to hear.
Haley
May 29, 2026
A Much-Needed Recommendation
For my 10-minute meeting, I left it up to Fiona to decide whether we should discuss my query or the first page of my novel. (I really liked the fact that The Manuscript Academy gives the option to let the Instructor decide). To my surprise, Fiona chose neither in detail, saying both were well done (!). Instead, she asked what had drawn me to write about the topic of my book. Her listening skills put me right at ease. I
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For my 10-minute meeting, I left it up to Fiona to decide whether we should discuss my query or the first page of my novel. (I really liked the fact that The Manuscript Academy gives the option to let the Instructor decide).
To my surprise, Fiona chose neither in detail, saying both were well done (!). Instead, she asked what had drawn me to write about the topic of my book. Her listening skills put me right at ease.
I had some questions ready, but we focused on this one:
Is my subject matter too difficult/controversial for agents to consider?
Fiona pointed out something I needed to hear before I could move forward with my book. She also offered a practical idea for how to proceed and encourage agents to respond.
For that, I am very grateful.
To my surprise, Fiona chose neither in detail, saying both were well done (!). Instead, she asked what had drawn me to write about the topic of my book. Her listening skills put me right at ease.
I had some questions ready, but we focused on this one:
Is my subject matter too difficult/controversial for agents to consider?
Fiona pointed out something I needed to hear before I could move forward with my book. She also offered a practical idea for how to proceed and encourage agents to respond.
For that, I am very grateful.
Kris Doran Williams
May 29, 2026
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