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Positive Manuscript Consultation Experience
I recently had a consultation with Molly Cusick regarding the first 10 pages of my manuscript. At first I was nervous, as I wasn’t sure if she was going to be harsh, and I didn’t know what to expect. I’m extemely pleased to say that she was kind, encouraging and provided amazing feedback. All of the ideas she gave for improving my work, had the gears in my head turning and had me thinking- I can’t wait to make these changes! Everything she brought up were ways to elevate my pages and strengthen my work, I never felt as if she was cutting my writing down. Aside from the helpful feedback, she made me feel confident about my work, encouraging where the story would fit in the market and going out of her way to answer all of my questions. I never felt rushed out of the conversation, and she was engaging and helpful throughout the whole phone call. It was truly a pleasure having a consultation with her, and I would consider it an honor to ever work with, or recieve feedback from Molly Cusick in the future.
Megan Elba
March 24, 2025
Fantastic Follow-Up Chat Feedback
Caitlyn was so fantastic in this follow-up chat; I’d met with her several months ago and got to work on revising my query based her feedback. To have the opportunity to share the revised version with her–and then dig a little deeper still!–was just immensely helpful. Thank you!!
Trisha Muro
March 24, 2025
Insightful Video Review Session
My 10 page video review session with Linda Camacho didn’t disappoint. The 15 minutes was packed with actionable feedback. Linda walked me through my pages highlighting things that worked and the areas that I needed to revisit and polish. She has a wisdom about the industry that is immediately evident and I’ve enjoyed working through her notes. The meeting helped improve my pages and I’m so grateful that I scheduled the time.
Seetha Kandik
March 24, 2025
Unlocking Your Writing Potential
Like miracles and angels getting their wings, I am sure every time Fiona Kenshole speaks, another writer gets published. You can’t help but level up your writing every time you listen to Fiona; expect to learn 10-12 things that will give you immediate knowledge for how to execute a new awesome plan taking you into your greatness as a writer.
Alysha Dominico
March 24, 2025
Helpful Manuscript Feedback Received
Jessica did an excellent job answering my questions. I wasnít sure my first page was the best way to open my manuscript, and Jessica helped guide me. Her feedback was kind, collaborative, and helpful. I appreciated the conversation and her professional insights were super valuable. She also gave me great suggestions for comp titles. Thank you, Jessica!
Jenn Marlis
March 24, 2025
Navigating Literary Agent Feedback
As an author taking a plunge and meeting with literary agents is a leap that can be scary. An author needs to take every bit of advice and sift through it, like a fine cookie recipe. Sift, Sift, mix, add a little here, and a little there. Here and there definitely describes the 15 minute consultation I received with Megan Barnard. Her thoughts, and written notes, and line edits, were well worth the time and fee. She brought numerous details to me and covererd a lot of ground, which I couldn’t see very clearly at first. Sift and sift. That’s what I did afterwords, and thought about adding more detail here and there throughout the beginning of the manuscript to make the flow better, while also capturing my Mrs. Eula’s true essence. Megan’s fascination with the true depiction of my main character prompted me to realize readers are our best critics. She really understood Mrs. Eula and the problem she faced, suggesting there needed to be a more chronological flow at beginning. I appreciate my meeting with Megan, and without a doubt, it was time well spent. I dearly love Manuscript Academy, it’s the link I’ve been missing throughout my novel journey. Writers need critiques from agents who have never seen your manuscript before. That’s the beauty of Manuscript Academy!
Sherry Purdom
March 24, 2025
Highly Recommended Query Consultation
I would highly recommend both the experience of doing the query consult and doing so with Ms. Kenshole. Not only was she very easy to talk with but she gave me feedback that I could immediately put to use. I also had the opportunity to ask my burning questions. I left the meeting feeling encouraged and hopeful. Whether youíre just starting out or have hit a wallóthe ten minute consult could be just the help you need.
Julia Cooper
March 24, 2025
Collaborative and Insightful Partner
Eric was lovely to work with! He listened to my ideas, helped me work out what aspects would and would not work for the market, and even suggested some great comp titles.
Lindsay Maple
March 24, 2025
Valuable Feedback for Authors
Caitlin’s feedback was incredibly valuable, and from the short conversation I can already see many opportunities to improve both my manuscript and my query letter. I would definitely recommend this to any author, especially those going the traditional publishing route.
Aaron Peters
March 24, 2025
Valuable Manuscript Consultation Experience
My consultations with Manuscript Academy faculty have been SO valuable over the past month. I signed up for several, to get multiple opinions and a variety of input. My most recent consultation, this Monday, was with Jennifer Wills from the Seymour Agency. She had both general and very specific commentary on my query that really helped with the final stages of refining that elusive piece of the publishing puzzle. She was also easy to talk to and super supportive. I definitely recommend choosing Jennifer for a live consult!
Jayme Inman
March 24, 2025
Improved Query Meeting Success
My meeting with Ms. Bishop was excellent. It was my second meeting with her. For the first meeting, my query was terrible and she pointed that out and gave me suggestions. I did what she asked and in our second meeting she acknowledged that my second effort was much better. She gave me a few tweaks and answered all my questions like a professional.
Bill Denham
March 24, 2025
Exceptional Writing Critique
I highly recommend Linda. Iíve done several versions of critiques and edits on various platforms and Iíve found Linda to be the most engaging with great tips and wonderful insights into my writing and characters I didnít even realize. She was patient and went well past the allotted time. I actually felt bad as 10 minutes became 30 minutes.
I plan on having her critique my next WIP and if my manuscripts were on her MSWL, Iíd absolutely query her. I can tell sheís one of the most engaging people and deeply cares about her authors and friends.
Highly recommend her. Although I want to keep her a secret to myself, I know she can help advance your next steps for your WIP.
Wenjay Sung
March 24, 2025