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Jennifer Wills was incredibly helpful. She was very encouraging and still very specific in her suggestions, which was the perfect combination. What a remarkable talent to be able to do those two things at the same time. I was too close to my query letter, and I was stuck ñ I am stuck no more! Sending SO much thanks to her and to Manuscript Academy!
Tracy Fragale Henderson Tracy
March 24, 2025
I have had two consultations with Chelsey. The first came after I had spent a lot of time and energy sending out queries and receiving very little in response, other than form rejections. So, I decided to seek professional help. 🙂
I did the 30 pages plus query review plus 30 minute consultation first. Chelsey was kind and professional about telling me that my manuscript was 20-30k words too long. My query was way too long, too. She gave me specific feedback on how to fix my issues, while also encouraging me that my writing was good.
Of course, I didn’t want to “kill my darlings,” so I pouted first for a few weeks about the drastic word-count revision and then got busy. That’s just my M.O. I went from 124k to 99k, listened to Chelsey regarding the query, plus watched more MA recordings on queries and hooks, and managed to cut my query to 350 words. I also restructured my novel, based on something Chelsey said, added a new first chapter and decided it was time to try again.
I booked Chelsey again, this time for the query/first 10 pages/15-minute consultation. It went very well. She compared notes with the last consultation, told me what she liked and gave me a few more pointers. She encouraged me to carry on. So I am. With a lot more confidence this time.
And I agree after all that drama, I like my manuscript much better now, even without the darlings.
Jami Wilmarth
March 24, 2025
Dani was fantastic. She was incredibly kind, supportive, and had actionable advice for how I could improve my pages. It was comfortable, friendly, and so helpful. I wasn’t entirely sure how much to expect from this 15 minute conversation; suffice it to say it more than exceeded my expectations. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone, and certainly would recommend Dani!
Allison McWilliams
March 24, 2025
Bibi was very easy to talk to and her advice was helpful and to the point. We went through a lot in 15 minutes! I will definitely follow her suggestions. I found this session very encouraging. It was great to get her professional feedback about my work.
Jane Gould
March 24, 2025
My call with Larissa was the jolt I needed for my honestly kinda drained writer battery ?? Her comments were insightful and encouraging, and she was super willing to get in the weeds and talk through different revision ideas with me. Highly recommend!!!
Maria Linn
March 24, 2025
Samantha was incredibly helpful! I appreciated her honesty and the intuition she showed in ìgettingî my characters. She offered concrete advice that will help me improve.
Jaimie Hunter
March 24, 2025
Dani read my pages closely and went over them with me. She had excellent suggestions, and was very easy to talk to over Zoom. She also has a super cute Aussiedoodle!
Karen Uhlmann
March 24, 2025
Although short it was very informative. We discussed my query for my story Torpidty. I had too much information and Ms Bishop explained how to cut it down and make it more concise. I appreciate her help and would recommend her to any writer to anyone at the academy.
Norris Burrell
March 24, 2025
Had a brief incident where I couldnít access the zoom meeting. Alyssa Jennette gave me a call, assured me it was alright, and that next time I could just email her back. It was my first time doing a critique and I really appreciated the extra time Alyssa didnít even have to give me! She stayed a little bit later, and even sent me notes. Her insight was valuable and is going to help pave my way into the writing world. It was nice to have a chat from one illustrator to another.
Crystal Forsythe
March 24, 2025
As a first-time novelist new to the entire query process, Chelsey was extraordinarily helpful. She provided very insightful feedback to my query letter and answered some other questions I had in the entire manuscript process. I am thrilled to have been able to talk to her and gain valuable knowledge.
Donna De La Cruz
March 24, 2025
Samantha give me very insightful line by line comments so that I could tighten the point of view of my characters and bring more clarity to their thoughts and dialogue.
Hoong Yee Lee
March 24, 2025
Savannah Brooks gave me concrete advice which helped me transform my MG fantasy novelís beginning to make the world more real for readers. She also graciously answered my follow-up questions during our call.
Kristine Carter
March 24, 2025