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My 10-min consultation with Jessica was so helpful! She was super easy to talk to and asked right off the bat how I wanted to use our time together. She answered questions about my query letter, pitching and where the story was going. She brainstormed with me and helped me figure out how to best get my intended message across. I canÃt recommend it enough!!!
Tara Horne
March 24, 2025
I am grateful for Samantha WeksteinÃs insight. In ten minutes, she welcomed my questions first and then provided me the feedback she planned to share after reading my query. She let me know areas of the query that confused her, encouraged me to add more detail to the second paragraph about the bookÃs summary, invited me to add another paragraph for the storyÃs content to tell enough about the project, made a couple of minor edits, and told me to be specific about why I selected her that goes beyond ìper your manuscript wish listî since she knows whatÃs on her wish list. I need to highlight in the first paragraph what it is about my book I think will interest her. My advice to other writers is to be certain you come with a list of your own questions, but not too many. Also, know that ten minutes is plenty of time to listen to the feedback to help inform the next revision. In hindsight, I regretted not recording the conversation on my handheld recorded. Writing the notes in the moment was messy; I spent the next thirty minutes rewriting my notes. Exceptional feedback and experience.
Danielle DeFauw
March 24, 2025
Fiona Kenshole is just as marvelous one-on-one as in her talks and interviews. In my 15-minute session I received a nice dose of validation, good ideas for revising my story to serve my publication goals, and advice on strengthening my query letter. As soon as my time was over, I started planning what manuscript to bring to her next!
Priscilla Gilman
March 24, 2025
I had a great conversation with Hannah. She pinpointed specific items in my query that could be clarified or improved. I appreciated her guidance as well as her request for a few chapters.
Amy Purcell
March 24, 2025
Blair gave me excellent feedback on my query letter. Her approach was kind and knowledgeable – exactly what I was hoping for as I prepare to send out queries.
Lori Simeunovic
March 24, 2025
This was phenomenal! I did a 10 page read with a 15 minute consultation with Caitlin McDonald, and I got so much absolutely amazing feedback. She clearly spent significant time reading the materials and preparing comments. She was incredibly prepared and fit more into the 15 minutes than I would have thought possible. She communicated the feedback and suggestions specifically to the work clearly and concisely. She gave overarching suggestions to improve, as well as very specific tips. I feel prepared to apply all of these suggestions to the work. I cannot put into words how helpful this was. She pointed out things that I never would have thought of, that I can fix in these pages, this book, and every future project. She answered all of my questions. I would absolutely recommend a consultation or critique for writers in every stage of the process. There will be something for everyone.
Ali B.
March 24, 2025
Bibi provided an amazing critique for one of my picture book manuscripts. Her delivery was kind, considerate, thoughtful, and spot on. She is personable and has the loveliest smile.
I’m appreciative of her help and believe the suggested edits strengthen the story.
Thank you.
Melissa Stiveson
March 24, 2025
It was so wonderful to work with Molly again! Not only was she was enthusiastic about what worked with my manuscript, she was very specific about what I needed to do to make my story more marketable. Molly is amazing!
Elisabeth Aikins
March 24, 2025
Rachel worked on a revision of a previous manuscript review she did with me and she was SO incredibly helpful! Her feedback is very specific and she was very encouraging! I highly recommend her!
Elisabeth Aikins
March 24, 2025
John worked on both my Picture Book and YA manuscripts with me and I am THRILLED that he did! As always, he gave me very specific suggestions for both stories and went above and beyond with his encouragment. John is the absolute BEST!
Elisabeth Aikins
March 24, 2025
Kaitlyn was incredibly flexible when I had a conflict come up with my original time! When we did meet, she brought up some very specific and important concerns regarding my manuscript. She was very helpful talking through some possible options to deal with her concerns. I would definitely work with her again!
Elisabeth Aikins
March 24, 2025
I’ve taken Manuscript Academy workshops before, but this one blew me away! Receiving feedback from so many writers on my first five pages gave me intensive insight. This was the best workshop of them all.
Judy Hock
March 24, 2025