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Constructive, actionable feedback
With just a few short pages, Carina understood what I was going for, praised what she thought was working, and gave actionable and constructive feedback on how and where to improve. The authors who have the opportunity to work with you her lucky indeed! She really helped me see where I could keep the reader’s attention, and what aspects of the manuscript I should highlight to show its commercial appeal to potential agents and editors. She is also very kind and constructive with her feedback.
I wanted to write this review to let other writers know how helpful working with her has been to me, and that it will be time well spent.
Shannon Ledger
July 14, 2025
“Professional, Precise, and So Helpful”
Liv’s feedback took my query letter to the next level. Her suggestions were smart, concise, and made a real difference. I appreciated her thoughtful approach and how easy she was to collaborate with. Highly recommend her expertise!
Monica Matulich
July 14, 2025
Collaborative query experience was amazing!
Baker was personable, knowledgeable, helpful, and generous with his time and efforts. I appreciated the experience of talking with him about the query itself and the overall industry, and once he’d rewritten the query, I was incredibly happy with the finished product. I haven’t started submitting yet but I feel like I’ll be in a much stronger position when I do. Many thanks, Baker!
H.B.
July 14, 2025
Short sweet and succinct
Krista gave such good suggestions, along with a positive voice.
Karen Miller
July 14, 2025
24 Karat Gold Katharine
My 30 pages + query consult was terrific. Helpful constructive feedback, enthusiastic comments about the strengths of the query and manuscript and proposal, and solid suggestions for tweaks. Thank you Katharine!
Patricia J Wentzel
July 14, 2025
Kudos to Katharine
My query +proposal +pages consult was all I could have wished for. Enthusiastic comments about the strengths of the work, constructive suggestions for tweaks, some guidance on changing the order of info in the query, and a connection to a local to me resource. Her feedback was very helpful.
Patricia J Wentzel
July 14, 2025
Stellar feedback
My session with Tamara went great! She took the time to familiarize herself with my query ahead of time, was organized and efficient with her points, and gave some very useful feedback.
It was well worth it!
Jb Svari
July 14, 2025
Excellent investment, great feedback
Jessica was extremely helpful during our 10 minute consultation. She was able to provide analysis and feedback that I hadn’t considered, and that has allowed me to shape the story in a clearer direction. It was time and money very well spent. Thank you Jessica!
Darren
July 14, 2025
I Bow to Erica Bowman
Erica Bauman is such a delightful human that just chatting with her would have been a lovely experience on its own, but during our ten-minute meeting to talk about my novel’s first page, she shared insights that astounded me—and helped me greatly. Erica possesses a remarkable x-ray vision that saw into the characters and beyond that opening scene. What I’m particularly grateful for is her suggestion to start the action just a few moments before I had. Thanks to Erica, a quick-fix ultimately enhanced the entire chapter significantly.
Bud Jennings
July 14, 2025
Very Insightful!
Manuscript Academy delivers another great Live Query + 10-Page Read + 15-Minute Consultation! Ruqayyah Daud provided great feedback into what was working well and the few areas she thought we could improve. Plus, she shared excellent market insight on how to position our work even more!
K. R. Raye
July 14, 2025
Positive and upbeat.
In our ten minute consultation, Liv Ivanov gave great suggestions on how to consolidate and clarify my query letter, something that can be challenging for a Sci-Fi novel! All her suggestions were positive and encouraging.
Megan Stewart
July 14, 2025
Targeted, Thoughtful, Game-Changing
Working with Fiona was an absolute game-changer for both my picture book manuscript and query letter. She brought a thoughtful, insightful eye to my work and offered feedback that was not only clear and specific but also deeply encouraging.
Even though she recommended not changing the manuscript (which I had previously revised with the help of another wonderful consultant, Emily Daluga), Fiona gave me essential, targeted advice on my query letter—pointing out that it read more like middle grade than picture book and offering concrete suggestions to fix that. Thanks to her guidance, I believe my query now truly reflects the heart and tone of my story.
Fiona’s insight made all the difference. I honestly believe her input could be what helps me land an agent for this project. I’m incredibly grateful for her time, expertise, and generosity, and I highly recommend her to any writer looking to take their work to the next level.
—Elyssa
Elyssa Berger
July 14, 2025