The Manuscript Academy

Episodes

• Hannah Clip From Practice Round

  11 Jun 2026 00:00:34

• MemberCast: Office Hours February 26

  11 Jun 2026 00:55:52

• Why Does Publishing Take So Darn Long? With Special Guest Agent Stefanie Molina

  18 Dec 2024 00:46:31

• How To Make Your Work More Addictive: Pacing, Structure & Symmetry with Agent Liv Ivanov

  2 Dec 2024 00:21:18

• How To Make Your Work More Commercial with Agent Alyssa Jennette (Stonesong Literary)

  21 Nov 2024 00:15:38

• The Formula For Successful Books with Editor Ivan Taurisano

  7 Nov 2024 00:44:52

• Live Recorded: How To Present Yourself As A Good Investment To Agents, Editors, Booksellers & Beyond

  25 Oct 2024 01:02:02

• How To Be Your Own Best Marketer Whether Querying, Agented or Ready To Launch

  25 Oct 2024 00:44:22

• The Art of Feedback: What To Take, What To Ignore & How To Know The Difference

  16 Oct 2024 00:36:45

• Live Recorded: Mystery Editor Consultation with Macmillan Editor Christina Lopez

  20 Sep 2024 00:49:54

• Your Book Is Not For Everyone (Thank Goodness!): Author Positioning with Norton Editor Emma Peters

  5 Sep 2024 00:39:05

• Metaphor, Math, Editing, & How You Can Get Your Message to Your Reader Effectively

  23 Aug 2024 00:38:09

• Messy Characters, Building Tension & How Agents Should Advocate For Your Work with Agent Nour Sallam

  9 Aug 2024 00:32:31

• Genres, Tropes, Trends, and Finding Your Agent Fit with Agent Erica Bauman

  27 Jul 2024 00:44:36

• Querying, Middle School, And How Mistakes + Embarrassment Often Lead To Book Deals

  12 Jul 2024 00:47:46

• Preparing For Your International Bestseller: Liv Constantine on Crafting Unputdownable Characters

  28 Jun 2024 00:46:53

• Finding Your Voice: On the Page, In Your Life with Agent Katharine Sands + Jessica Doyle-Mekkes

  14 Jun 2024 00:57:43

• Hollywood Versus New York: Publishing, Film, Options, Etiquette + What Makes A Hook?

  6 Jun 2024 00:44:42

• Emotional Range, Sensory Details, And Pitching Works On Difficult Topics

  4 Jun 2024 00:52:40

• Live Recorded: Query Class with Agent Dr. Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

  23 May 2024 01:13:04

• Mini Lesson: What Author Elizabeth Holden Did Right In Her Query & First Page

  17 May 2024 00:22:56

• The Roller Derby of Querying: How Author Elizabeth Holden Found Her Agent

  17 May 2024 00:51:14

• Finding Your Perfect Agent Fit with Agent Ismita Hussain and Author Jessica Guerrieri

  10 May 2024 00:46:38

• Tuesday, May 7, 8:30pm ET: Free Query Workshop With Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

  4 May 2024 00:43:21

• Writing Fantasy That Mirrors Our World With (Manuscript) Academy Award Winner Ali McLafferty

  29 Apr 2024 00:47:08

• Details, Focus and Visual Storytelling To Bring Any Genre To Life with Editor Melissa Warten Vogan

  19 Apr 2024 00:44:23

• Good, Better, Best, Agented! Julia Alexandra and Agent Ellen Goff on Plot, Character & World

  8 Apr 2024 00:47:54

• Learning Advanced Point of View, Romantic Tension & Betrayal From A New Body-Swapping Novel

  29 Mar 2024 00:51:29

• Success Stories: Aime Alley Card, Agent Leticia Gomez And One Olympic Team That Changed Everything

  25 Mar 2024 00:49:03

• What Editors Look For: Fresh Takes On Familiar Stories with Harper Editor Sara Schonfeld

  11 Mar 2024 00:45:29

• Research, Marketing & Successful Small Press Publishing with Author JB Harris

  28 Feb 2024 00:54:03

• How To Build Romantic Tension In Any Genre with Author Lynn Painter

  20 Feb 2024 00:58:18

• Red And Green Flags When Querying Agents with Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

  12 Feb 2024 01:13:28

• Writing Dialogue That Brings Complicated Characters To Life with Author Karen Outen

  5 Feb 2024 00:50:24

• Personal, Political, Published: Finding Agents For Important, Sensitive Topics with Annie Cardi

  26 Jan 2024 01:05:07

• Building Character, Enhancing POV, and Principles of (E)motion with Author Sara Read

  20 Jan 2024 00:40:32

• Rejection Interpretation, Pivots & Annual Submission Strategy Workshop (January 23-25)

  16 Jan 2024 00:11:01

• "Good Enough" Versus Fit: Executive Editor Erica Finkel On Improving Your Odds Of Yes

  9 Jan 2024 00:49:40

• Seventh Annual Holiday Party with Kaitlyn Sanchez, Linda Camacho, Kiana Nguyen & Stephanie Winter

  23 Dec 2023 01:05:42

• December Announcements: Classes, Mystery Agent + Our FREE Holiday Party

  4 Dec 2023 00:06:46

• Live Q&A + Collaborative Query Consultations With Editor Jonathan Baker

  3 Dec 2023 00:58:18

• How To Talk To Your Family About Writing: A Holiday Pep Talk (Replay)

  21 Nov 2023 00:10:56

• MSWL Live Agent Panel with T.S Ferguson, Kelly Van Sant, Jenissa Graham + Claire Harris

  8 Nov 2023 01:04:59

• You Belong Here: Middle Grade Voice, Success Via Community, & The Rule of 100 with Nancy Tandon

  6 Nov 2023 00:59:44

• The Rejections That Hurt Most: Author-Agent Empathy, Revision & Rejection As Protection

  27 Oct 2023 00:41:54

• Starting Soon! Unputdownable: Write A Book Agents Can't Stop Thinking About

  24 Oct 2023 00:03:20

• Finding Your Agent, Political Fiction, Hopeful Dystopias & The Chaperone with M Hendrix

  12 Oct 2023 01:00:57

• Second Books, Second Agents, & Second Chance Hotel: Live Q&A with Author Sierra Godfrey

  27 Sep 2023 00:52:38

• Nonfiction With Voice, Subrights & Anti-AI Clauses with Agent Dani Segelbaum

  19 Sep 2023 00:46:02

• Three Query Drafts: Good, Better, AMAZING with Author Julia Alexandra

  28 Aug 2023 00:47:57