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Delighted, Challenged and Ready to Revise
So happy with my critique. It was incredibly helpful. The feedback gave me a good grasp of what’s working and asked exactly the right questions about my worldbuilding, structure, and POV balance to help me strengthen my opening. It also gave me concrete next steps for revision and a clear understanding of how my opening reads to agents and editors. I feel encouraged and equipped to revise.
Christina Atkins
December 21, 2025
Awesome!
I can’t recommend this service enough! The same goes for Caitlin McDonald!
She was incredibly personable and helpful, clearly having read my query letter prior. I had a few very specific questions which she also prioritized. I left our session feeling much more clear and confident about how to move forward.
David W.
December 21, 2025
Super agent!
Fiona was an absolute delight to work with. I have had two consultations with her, and both were invaluable.
Thank you for offering this amazing service!
Angela Antonelli
December 19, 2025
Small but Mighty!
I was able to spend a small but very valuable amount of time with Alice Speilburg this week. I had her review my query and my first 10 pages. She had some very explicit ideas for how to improve the pages of the book. I have made the changes and I believe the book is stronger already. I found her to be friendly and kind. I would highly recommend choosing her for your next critique!
Catherine Beck
December 19, 2025
Expert guidance
Tamara’s advice made all the difference! She truly understood the heart of my story and approached the work with precision and genuine interest. Thanks to her expertise and talent for language my query letter improved enormously.
Annemiek Nooteboom
December 17, 2025
Thank you Stephanie
Stephanie critiqued my query letter, and I was very pleased and impressed with her comments. Her input was concise and very actionable. She was incredibly supportive as well, pointing out strengths in the letter, while offering ideas to heighten the emotional stakes of my plot paragraphs, and indicating what an agent would want to know more about.
This was an extremely positive experience, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have a professional review my letter. I will feel more confident now as I query!
Elsa Loftis
December 17, 2025
Details are Important
Kelly did a great job zeroing in on the specific details that I need for my first ten pages. It is great to have this level of expertise available here at the Manuscript Academy. I highly recommend having Kelly review your pages for the specifics that sometimes are missed when we are in the midst of our stories.
Thanks so much Kelly,
Bonnie Basham
Bonnie Basham
December 18, 2025
Arrived Early–Hooray!
Samantha did a great job evaluating my query letter and synopsis and even provided a template to follow as well. I was also excited that she sent my evaluation much sooner than the due date. It was great to open my email and have good news.
I highly recommend booking Samantha for query/synopsis evaluations if you can do such. It takes the mystery out the equation!
Bonnie Basham
Bonnie Basham
December 18, 2025
Hallelujah for Helpful Hannah’s Hints!
Hannah Robinson gave me lots of specific suggestions and techniques to improve the memoir chapters that I need the most help with. She also complimented me on improving my query–she’d done a query critique for me earlier this year. She encouraged me to keep going and said she’ll be here when I need her again.
Thanks for giving us these opportunities.
Bonnie U Barnes
December 18, 2025
Guided to Greatness
Working with Taj was an absolute game changer. She was prompt, kind, and incredibly thorough, and approached her feedback with clear points of revision. Her attention to detail stood out, and the feedback she provided was not only useful but transformative in helping me to begin the process of revising and strengthening my manuscript. Even when I was a ball of nerves, her calm energy put me at ease, and she gave me the space to jot down notes as we talked, which made me feel truly supported. Overall, a 10 out of 10 experience and was well worth it!
Develyn
December 18, 2025
The Guidance we Don’t Know we Need Until we Do
I had already read a lot about Fiona and decided to submit to her, but then discovered to my dismay that she was not accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Then I discovered she was on the MA’s list of guest agents. I’ve been querying for about 18 months now with only one full request, so I figured this would be a great opportunity to get some one-on-one time with a highly experienced agent in my genre, to help me see how to improve it.
Fiona was exactly as I expected: personable, amusing, thorough, to the point. My perfect agent. With her wealth of experience, she spotted my mistakes and laid out a map to follow that will vastly improve my chances of receiving a request for a full in future submissions.
I am very grateful for the opportunity the MA gave me with this live meeting and highly recommend Fiona as a mentor.
Christopher Kennedy
December 4, 2025
Phenomenal Critique
Dani’s critiques and notes were so helpful! She helped identify a major gap in my writing that I will take with me. My pages are so much better now because of it. I also appreciate how she pointed out a couple good areas, which helped me see what was working well. I’m so grateful for Dani and recommend her highly!
Melissa J
December 7, 2025