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Jennifer Wills was wonderful! She was easy to talk to and gave me great feedback on my query letter, telling me what was working and what could be improved. She had thoughtful answers to my questions.
Mary Farrell
March 24, 2025
Linda is extremely helpful. Obviously a professional. Well prepared and provided excellent recommendations. I would highly recommend anybody needing help in navigating the initial steps in the agent search process contact her. She helped me tremendously. I feel much more confident after the meeting. I followed her advise and found her suggestions spot on. Thank you for including her in your list of professionals
Mo Chevalier
March 24, 2025
I just finished my 10min consult with Jessica as part of my gold membership and it was amazing! She was able to help me get through a plot issue that I had been struggling with and even gave me some new inspiration. I canÃt wait to put all the pieces together and share this story.
Laura Millar
March 24, 2025
I had a 10 min zoom meeting for my query letter with Molly Cusick. She was the most generous and kind person you can possibly ask for. I was at ease right away because of her friendly interaction. She gave me so many meaning full and practical feedback that I literary had two full page of note in just the 10 min. She allowed me to ask many questions, and responded very honest yet with care. I got so much out of this short session, and truly learned how to improve my query letter. Thank you Molly and M.Academy for this great opportunity. It went beyond my expectation!
Nadereh Fanaeian
March 24, 2025
My consultation with Jennifer was a game-changer! Her feedback helped me see my first 10 pages with fresh eyes, letting me know where I was on target and what needed work. My time with her was worth every penny. Highly recommend!
Mary Bozarth
March 24, 2025
It was great. The advice was fantastic.
Cynthia Webb
March 24, 2025
Molly was wonderful!! She was kind, approachable, specific in her suggestions, and very encouragingóin a genuine-non-syrupy way. She even offered the opportunity for a follow-up question by email. How generous!
P.S. ItÃs pronounced /CueÃ-sick/. I asked!
Holli Hamner
March 24, 2025
Kayla was amazing. In 10 minutes she teased out my theme, structure and work needed to move my MS forward. Fantastic experience.
Judy Dercksen
March 24, 2025
Fantastic consultation. Advice clear, insightful, and helpful. Highly recommend.
James Charles
March 24, 2025
Hannah was professional and organized in her advice concerning my query. She used specific points to make it stronger and hopefully more appealing for busy agents to read. I appreciated her time and thought she was a lovely person to talk with. I would highly recommend seeking a consultation with her.
Julieann Dove
March 24, 2025
I originally booked one appointment with Amy to review my query letter and first ten pages. I wound up booking an additional 10 minute consultation just for the query, based on her initial feedback. Amy gave me some good advice. I wound up incorporating my first chapter into the second and starting my novel at a different point then originally planned.
In regard to my query letter, Amy let me know that the first 3 sentences where told from the part of the male character, where the story was told by the female character which she found confusing. I revised that in addition to changing my opening teaser sentence based on her opinion.
Amy showed me how less is more. I included too many plot heavy details that she said an agent would be able to determine without having them spelled out. I shortened my query and went back and made edits on my manuscript with this advise in mind.
In summary, I think Amy’s advice helped me create a more impactful query letter and manuscript. I think the Manuscript Academy offers a great service by giving authors access to agents. My caution to writers is that the time goes quickly so have your questions/concerns written down ahead of time.
Kim Kane
March 24, 2025
Melissa was very helpful. She pointed out which sentences were unclear and how to condense and change the order of some of it. I took her advice and sent out 8 new queries. Two days later I had a partial request from one of them!
Dee Garretson
March 24, 2025