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Caitlin was more than instrumental with helping me see where my book is. She spotted exactly what is “wrong” with the execution of my novel–the writing felt more like a screenplay. And with my years of working and studying the art of scriptwriting… that REALLY hit home. In the two days since our zoom meeting, I’ve gone back to my novel with a new set of eyes thanks to Caitlin. In short, it was one of those life/career-changing meetings, where someone told me exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you, Manuscript Academy for letting us writers reach out directly to editors and agents. As for me, if Caitlin had not said what she said, I’d still ne banging my head against the wall and wondering why no fish are biting. I am sure she has saved me years of frustration.
Xavier Clayton
March 24, 2025
Eric was professional, knowledgeable, supportive, and generous. When I first submitted my query, he sent notes and first impressions back right away, which ultimately made our ten minutes together feel like acres of time.
Josh Fischel
March 24, 2025
The query/first pages critique was invaluable. It wasn’t just a fresh pair of eyes, but those eyes were experienced in reading queries and first pages. Anjannette was able to show me exactly where, and why, things broke down and how to go about fixing it. She also pointed out what worked and gave me some industry vocabulary to use in describing my manuscript. She was extremely personable and interested. It was just a nice, informative chat about my work. What writer doesn’t like to do that?
Susan James
March 24, 2025
She was brilliant – lovely – she had so much knowledge and she tried to give me as much as time allowed. I feel really good about my query now.
Angela Yeh
March 24, 2025
Jessica was incredibly helpful during our call. She went above and beyond with comments on my query and manuscript’s first thirty pages, highlighting areas where I am doing well in addition to where I can improve. I want to make my book the best it can be before sending it to agents, and Jessica’s guidance has given me a jumping-off point that will help me do just that. Whether I land an agent with this book or not, I would recommend working with Jessica either way, as her feedback will help me in future manuscripts as well as my work-in-progress.
Dallas Stotland
March 24, 2025
I had a ten-minute query review with Amy Bishop and found it to be very helpful. I’ve been struggling with how to pitch my novel to show what makes it different, yet not give away too much of the plot, and I felt like I was in a never-ending rabbit-hole of revisions, and nothing was hitting the mark. Amy helped me zero in on what wasn’t working – so hopefully I can be more successful with my next round of queries.
Lisa Binsfeld
March 24, 2025
This was my first Manuscript Academy query consultation and it was a valuable experience. Anjanette was thoughtful and specific in her feedback and generous with her expertise. She made a point to address my questions vs. only focusing on her notes. It was a comfortable conversation, though I was hyper-aware of the limited time.
Thanks for offering this, Jessica and Julie, and thanks so much for your time, Anjanette.
Leah DeCesare
March 24, 2025
Molly was very professional and kind in our consultation. She spent time on both my query letter and ten pages and provided insightful feedback that greatly improved my material. She was also happy to answer publishing and marketing questions about my genre. Highly recommend!
Jessica Pateris
March 24, 2025
I am so grateful for Hannah! She validated so many feelings and concerns (positive things and challenges alike) I had about my project and helped me understand why things did or didnít work. I appreciated her enthusiasm for my project and all her support.
Jaimie Hunter
March 24, 2025
Ericaís query critique was extremely helpful! Her positivity was so encouraging, and her specific feedback gave me targeted points to tweak in my query as I move forward in the query trenches. Very thankful for the opportunity to meet with her!
Elisabeth Gay
March 24, 2025
Anjanette looked at my query letter and gave me some great suggestions. She pointed out which sentences made her ask questions (a good thing, she said) and the ones that arenít clear. Queries are short and canít have any redundant information and she pointed out parts I didnít need. I appreciate her advice and canít wait to improve my query some more.
Kristine Teets
March 24, 2025
Caitlin’s critique was so, so insightful. Not only did her critiques help me see where my pages needed work, her review also helped instill the confidence I needed to finish my revision. Best money I’ve spent in a while.
Taylor Hartley
March 24, 2025