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Refining My First Page
Megan was very helpful in refining the first page of my manuscript. She pointed out that my character was not grounded on this page and a few other places where I could tweak my writing to clarify. Thanks Megan and Manuscript Academy for this opportunity.
Eileen Donovan
March 24, 2025
Personable, Transparent, Encouraging
Ms. Wills was very personable and kind. I appreciated her transparency and the ease of criticism that she offered. She never once remarked on the time spent (which was a bit longer than the appointment was set for) then offered encouragement and advice.
Kelli Merkel
March 24, 2025
Great YA Market Advice
John was quite helpful and professional. I enjoyed interacting with him about my query. HeÃs knowledgeable about the YA market and had great advice. I would not hesitate to engage him.
Kathleen Allen
March 24, 2025
Actionable First Pages Feedback
Jessica was wonderful. She gave specific, actionable feedback on my first 10 pages to help improve them. She also gave praise and answered some of my industry questions. She seems like a wonderful person and the whole experience was delightful.
Megan Persinger
March 24, 2025
Six Hundred Seconds of Insight
Hannah Robinson was wonderful to talk with. I enjoyed all six hundred seconds! Would like to have it last longer… but who wouldn’t?
Linda Vazzana
March 24, 2025
Helpful and Relaxed Critique
It was a great experience. She had some good advice including a great example for a comp book and she sandwiched it nicely with compliments. Overall, it remained professional and yet relaxed. As someone who was pretty nervous going in, I was relieved I felt so at ease. Thanks for a great critique and experience.
Taylor Gilbert
March 24, 2025
Confidence to Keep Querying
Eve Hall was so kind and helpful! She answered all of my questions and gave me the confidence to keep querying.
Dana Collinsworth
March 24, 2025
Spot-On Emotional Depth Tips
Samantha’s suggestions on improving my first page by adding a little more emotional depth were spot-on. I already took her advice and am confident about querying and having my first pages read by other agents.
Rachel Remick
March 24, 2025
Excellent and Personalized Advice
My consultation with Valentina was excellent. She had great suggustions specific to me and my situation. Very helpful. It was a real pleasure to talk with her.
Miriam Giskin
March 24, 2025
A Consummate Professional
Stacey is a consummate professional…the most insightful, valuable 10 minutes of my writing career 🙂
Claire Hatcher-Smith
March 24, 2025
Unrushed and Insightful
It’s incredible how much Em was able to help in 10 minutes! Not only did she give me great general advice as it pertains to query letters’ structure and contents, but she also pointed out specific areas of mine that could be improved and tweaked. She was so informative that she actually covered most of the questions I’d written out in advance to ask, so we had time for me to try and come up with new questions on the fly. I can’t recommend her highly enough to go over your query letter and give insight as to what is or isn’t working as well as how to make it stronger.
Madeleine Cassier
March 24, 2025
Specific and Helpful Manuscript Tweaks
Jessica was super nice and thorough. I didn’t feel like I was rushed, nor that we missed discussing anything. I’m so happy with my experience!
Liv Macy
March 24, 2025