The Manuscript Academy Podcast

Conversations with agents, editors and authors on the craft, business and community of publishing.

How To Get An Agent’s Attention From The First Page

How To Get An Agent’s Attention From The First Page

January 21, 2023

How To Promote Your Work, Help Writers, And Stay Genuine with Sarah Blair

How To Promote Your Work, Help Writers, And Stay Genuine with Sarah Blair

January 13, 2023

Holiday Novels, Food Writing, And Tips For Faster First Drafts

Holiday Novels, Food Writing, And Tips For Faster First Drafts

December 16, 2022

Anne Elliott on Movement, Momentum & Keeping an Agent Reading

Anne Elliott on Movement, Momentum & Keeping an Agent Reading

November 8, 2022

Comps, Opening Pages & Pitching: Live Q&A with Agent Paige Wheeler

Comps, Opening Pages & Pitching: Live Q&A with Agent Paige Wheeler

November 8, 2022

Script-to-book, Book-to-Film, And All Things IP with Bethany Baptiste & Gigi Griffis

Script-to-book, Book-to-Film, And All Things IP with Bethany Baptiste & Gigi Griffis

November 3, 2022

Genre, Metaphor, Twitter Pitch Contests, and Feminist Werewolf Novels with Author Rachel Harrison

Genre, Metaphor, Twitter Pitch Contests, and Feminist Werewolf Novels with Author Rachel Harrison

October 21, 2022

#TenQueries With Agent Ismita Hussain

October 11, 2022

Who Knows What When: Keeping Track of Characters Agendas with Christine Wells

Who Knows What When: Keeping Track of Characters Agendas with Christine Wells

October 3, 2022

How To Keep Readers Interested With Internal Conflict

How To Keep Readers Interested With Internal Conflict

September 29, 2022

Choosing The Best Agent For You: Q&A with Author-Agent Team Melissa Edwards and Sierra Godfrey

Choosing The Best Agent For You: Q&A with Author-Agent Team Melissa Edwards and Sierra Godfrey

September 13, 2022

Live Coffee Break Q&A With Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

September 1, 2022

Writing for Graphic Novels, Collaboration with Artists, & Common Mistakes with Mat Heagerty

Writing for Graphic Novels, Collaboration with Artists, & Common Mistakes with Mat Heagerty

August 12, 2022

Live Agent Positivity Panel with Agents Kayla Lightner and Kaitlyn Sanchez

Live Agent Positivity Panel with Agents Kayla Lightner and Kaitlyn Sanchez

August 2, 2022

Write What You Can’t Stop Thinking About: Author Mahi Cheshire on Tension & Stakes

Write What You Can’t Stop Thinking About: Author Mahi Cheshire on Tension & Stakes

July 27, 2022

How To Raise The Stakes In Your Query with Author Robyn Ryle

How To Raise The Stakes In Your Query with Author Robyn Ryle

July 11, 2022

Editing, Rejection, Growth Mindset: Sourcebooks Editor Anna Sargeant on What Makes A Great Book

Editing, Rejection, Growth Mindset: Sourcebooks Editor Anna Sargeant on What Makes A Great Book

July 5, 2022

Pitching Agents Vs. Pitching Small Presses, Indie Success & Magical Realism

Pitching Agents Vs. Pitching Small Presses, Indie Success & Magical Realism

June 27, 2022

Bestselling Author Juno Dawson on Multiple Storylines, Trilogies & Desperate Housewives with Witches

Bestselling Author Juno Dawson on Multiple Storylines, Trilogies & Desperate Housewives with Witches

June 21, 2022

Summer Novels, Compelling Villains, and Multiple Agents with Bestselling Author May Cobb

Summer Novels, Compelling Villains, and Multiple Agents with Bestselling Author May Cobb

June 8, 2022