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Inspiring and Constructive Workshop
Fiona is a experienced editor and agent who manages to be inspiring and enthusiastic while also giving excellent constructive feedback. I got a lot out of her workshop! Due to her course’s welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, all of us who participated ended up even forming a critique group at the end.
Elayne Crain
March 24, 2025
Helpful and Succinct Critique
I had the opportunity to meet with the editor, Molly Cusick, to discuss my query and first ten pages of my middle grade manuscript. She was prompt, kind and knowledgeable. Fifteen minutes goes by very quickly, but she was able to give me helpful and succinct feedback on my writing. She was gracious enough to answer a few questions concerning appropriateness of content, and writing for middle grade, in general. Overall, a great experience and highly recommend.
CAROL WILLIS
March 24, 2025
Confidence in Manuscript Submission
I recently had a critique with Linda Camacho and I found it to be very helpful. She started by asking background about my story and offered some great insight on my query letter. She helped to confirm the manuscript is ready for submission which I had some doubts about. She asked thoughtful questions about my manuscript while also making sure she addressed any questions I had about the manuscript, the industy etc. I found her comments overall to very insightful. I’d definitely recommend choosing her to critique your manuscript.
Nancy Parish
March 24, 2025
Thorough Feedback and Great Ideas
I had a great consultation with Amanda! I went into it without specific questions and didn’t really know what kind of feedback I wanted. She was very thorough, took her time offering me comments, and gave me chances to ask questions throughout. We stuck to the time parameters, but she made it feel like we had the time in the world. I wound up with great ideas and info I can use to move forward – real gems!
Heather Schwartz
March 24, 2025
Clear Plan and Encouragement
Jennifer was INCREDIBLE! Her easy, personable manner put me at ease and never made me feel rushed. I felt like I was talking to an old friend.
Jennifer provided extremely helpful and specific advice to help me with my proposal and writing. She was also very encouraging and offered a clear plan of action for me to take. This was VERY helpful because I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. She put a good bit of wind in my sails.
I LOVE Jennifer, I hope she’ll have me again for another session.
Kevin McDermott
March 24, 2025
Focused, Insightful Query Feedback
Stephanie was so friendly and so helpful! She had really great suggestions to improve my query letter and helped me focus on the parts that made it shine. She also had thoughtful, insightful answers for all my questions, and her feedback really made my pitch and comps shine. I would highly recommend a consult with her – she has so many great ideas and really took the time to dig into my query.
Kate Bechard
March 24, 2025
Tightening Queries with Precision
I’m so glad I participated in 10 Minutes with an Expert! I submitted my query letter. Even though I had done my research and thought it was pretty good already, Megan’s comments really tightened it up (word count dropped by 50). Ten minutes goes fast. I had prepared a couple of specific questions, took notes, and then ran back to my letter before I forgot everything. It was totally worth it.
Thanks, Megan and Manuscript Academy!
Natasha Mileusnic
March 24, 2025
Eased Nerves with Great Feedback
I was super nervous waiting for the meeting with Kiana, but she set me at ease straight away and provided really insightful feedback. I’m looking forward to diving into her suggestions!
Katharine Adams
March 24, 2025
Fun and Insightful Guidance
Fiona is enthusiastic and fun to be with. She gave me great pointers for how to write and illustrate a picture book. We got to laugh together; I felt very comfortable chatting with her.
Nancy Detra
March 24, 2025
Honest and Helpful Feedback
I had my query critique with Em and she was great. I feel she gave me honest and helpful feedback. It was the quickest 10 minutes of my life, so I may have to book a first 10 pages with her!
Alyssa Alessi
March 24, 2025
Voice and Genre Insights
I did a 10-minute with an expert session with Em Lysaght of Ladderbird Literary Agency to get tips on how to improve my first page. She was extremely helpful, gave several useful tips on what can grab an agent’s attention. Voice is most important for her. She also gave information on why “genre” is important in the marketing process.
Rosalie Rayburn
March 24, 2025
Great Advice, Super Nice
Did a pages critique/15 min call with Jessica. Sheís truly great. Gave me wonderful advice and sheís super nice!
Liv Macy
March 24, 2025