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Bibi was very easy to talk to and her advice was helpful and to the point. We went through a lot in 15 minutes! I will definitely follow her suggestions. I found this session very encouraging. It was great to get her professional feedback about my work.
Jane Gould
March 24, 2025
My call with Larissa was the jolt I needed for my honestly kinda drained writer battery ?? Her comments were insightful and encouraging, and she was super willing to get in the weeds and talk through different revision ideas with me. Highly recommend!!!
Maria Linn
March 24, 2025
Samantha was incredibly helpful! I appreciated her honesty and the intuition she showed in ìgettingî my characters. She offered concrete advice that will help me improve.
Jaimie Hunter
March 24, 2025
Dani read my pages closely and went over them with me. She had excellent suggestions, and was very easy to talk to over Zoom. She also has a super cute Aussiedoodle!
Karen Uhlmann
March 24, 2025
Although short it was very informative. We discussed my query for my story Torpidty. I had too much information and Ms Bishop explained how to cut it down and make it more concise. I appreciate her help and would recommend her to any writer to anyone at the academy.
Norris Burrell
March 24, 2025
Had a brief incident where I couldnÃt access the zoom meeting. Alyssa Jennette gave me a call, assured me it was alright, and that next time I could just email her back. It was my first time doing a critique and I really appreciated the extra time Alyssa didnÃt even have to give me! She stayed a little bit later, and even sent me notes. Her insight was valuable and is going to help pave my way into the writing world. It was nice to have a chat from one illustrator to another.
Crystal Forsythe
March 24, 2025
As a first-time novelist new to the entire query process, Chelsey was extraordinarily helpful. She provided very insightful feedback to my query letter and answered some other questions I had in the entire manuscript process. I am thrilled to have been able to talk to her and gain valuable knowledge.
Donna De La Cruz
March 24, 2025
Samantha give me very insightful line by line comments so that I could tighten the point of view of my characters and bring more clarity to their thoughts and dialogue.
Hoong Yee Lee
March 24, 2025
Savannah Brooks gave me concrete advice which helped me transform my MG fantasy novelÃs beginning to make the world more real for readers. She also graciously answered my follow-up questions during our call.
Kristine Carter
March 24, 2025
Caitlin was more than instrumental with helping me see where my book is. She spotted exactly what is “wrong” with the execution of my novel–the writing felt more like a screenplay. And with my years of working and studying the art of scriptwriting… that REALLY hit home. In the two days since our zoom meeting, I’ve gone back to my novel with a new set of eyes thanks to Caitlin. In short, it was one of those life/career-changing meetings, where someone told me exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you, Manuscript Academy for letting us writers reach out directly to editors and agents. As for me, if Caitlin had not said what she said, I’d still ne banging my head against the wall and wondering why no fish are biting. I am sure she has saved me years of frustration.
Xavier Clayton
March 24, 2025
Eric was professional, knowledgeable, supportive, and generous. When I first submitted my query, he sent notes and first impressions back right away, which ultimately made our ten minutes together feel like acres of time.
Josh Fischel
March 24, 2025
The query/first pages critique was invaluable. It wasn’t just a fresh pair of eyes, but those eyes were experienced in reading queries and first pages. Anjannette was able to show me exactly where, and why, things broke down and how to go about fixing it. She also pointed out what worked and gave me some industry vocabulary to use in describing my manuscript. She was extremely personable and interested. It was just a nice, informative chat about my work. What writer doesn’t like to do that?
Susan James
March 24, 2025