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Offers Enthusiastic and Spot-On Critiques
Kaitlyn was absolutely amazing. She was a pleasure to talk to and VERY enthusiastic. I appreciated her spot-on critiques. She bettered both my writing and confidence. 10000/10 would recommend her to EVERYONE!
Arien Skiba
March 24, 2025
Provides Encouraging and Actionable Guidance
My conversation with Megan Barnard was very helpful – felt like a luxury to have the opportunity for such clear responses to the first 10 pages of my thriller, THE LAST TIME WE DIED, after two years of hard work inside my own writer bubble. She’s a true professional who instantly put me at ease and offered actionable advice to factor in with responses from my other test readers. Best wishes to the whole Manuscript Academy team.
Chris Beakey
March 24, 2025
Strengthens Writing with Detailed Advice
Stephanie Winter is an amazing and VERY talented agent. She offered such detailed and refined advice that truly strengthened my writing. She is sweet, welcoming, and enthusiastic. 10/10 would recommend to EVERYONE!
Arien Skiba
March 24, 2025
Offers Clear Steps for Improvement
I had a 10 minute query letter consultation with Larissa. I’ll admit, I wondered how much could be done in 10 minutes. Well, at the end of the meeting I had made so many notes on the letter and had great, clear, actionable steps I could take to improve it. I don’t even think Larissa represents books like mine, but she was able to hone in on the issues that she’d look for in any query letter. I HIGHLY recommend her for anyone looking for feedback on their letter.
L. H.
March 24, 2025
Gives Professional and Encouraging Critique
The query letter critic meeting with Amy Bishop was productive and helpful. I recieved some valuable professional feedback — hopefuly it will help me to improve the effectiveness of my query.
Irena Pasvinter
March 24, 2025
Breaks Down Queries Line by Line
Megan was great! She went line by line through my query to let me know what was working and exactly where in the query I needed to do more work. She was friendly, kind and encouraging. Thank you!
Kelly Wilson
March 24, 2025
Delivers Efficient and Valuable Feedback
Although 10 minutes is short, Amy got right down to business and was able to fill the ten minutes with feedback on my ten pages as well as answer the three questions I prepared for her. It was a very beneficial meeting and I believe that her suggestions, esepecially those for my query, have improved it.
Jennifer Harris
March 24, 2025
Requests Full Manuscript After Review
I sent Renee my first page of the novel that I will be ready to query this fall. She loved it and asked me to send her the full manuscript when it’s ready. I’m stoked!
Mona Mehas
March 24, 2025
Gives Actionable Query and Page Edits
Stephanie provided constructive, actionable feedback on my query letter and pages. Very helpful and I am working on incorporating the changes that she suggested.
Brandon Keller
March 24, 2025
Helps Refine Query Letter Details
We had a great session!
Ten minutes goes fast, but we had a chance to discuss the first line of my query, which comps are appropriate and genre.
Kayla has a lovely manner, and was quick to understand what I was saying. She seemed to have a very detailed knowledge of the industry.
I’m very satisfied 🙂
Japhy Ryder
March 24, 2025
Goes the Extra Mile
Katharine Sands is the best! Some people say or make the motions of caring about you, she REALLY does care. I say this because she put in extra time with me when I was struggling with a concept. She got back to me with new ideas when I was stalled. She brainstormed with me for a perfect title and sent me an email with fresh ideas.
Katharine is like that fun cousin you’ve known all your life. She’s warm and fun to be around. I felt I could tell her anything. A JOY to be with.
I’ve used Katharine twice. I’m booking her again once I finish implementing her excellent suggestions.
Kevin McDermott
March 24, 2025
Delivers Organized and Encouraging Feedback
So, so helpful. I cannot sing Caitlin’s praises enough. Her feedback is thoughtful, encouraging, and actionable. For such a short session, she’s incredibly organized! Great time management, and leaves room for questions at the end. Loved her so much, I booked her a second time. Both times our session ended, I jumped straight into revising my query letter because I was so excited to get to work and make her suggested changes. I recommended her to my entire writing group and one of them has already used her and loved her as well.
Caroline Davis
March 24, 2025