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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 1h

Nope! You are already on the list. :) We’ll send more info as we get closer!

We are excited! Glad you are too!

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 3h

Comp titles are so hard!

Stuck in research and panic?

We can help.

📖Day One: Live Class with Agent Jessica Sinsheimer
📝Day Two: Workshop Comps with fellow writers + agent guests
📚Day Three: Comp Title Feedback Panel with Agent John Cusick (he's amazing!)

incomparable.manuscriptacademy.com

InCOMParable - Master Your Comp Titles

A new way to use comps to control the conversation around your book. Interactive workshopping, focused classes, and nostalgic 2000s quiz.

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 3h

@angelapenadahle.bsky.social Thank you for the share! :)

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve got meeting slots available this month!

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 1d

1:1 Agent Consultations are now live for non-members!

If you're not sure why you're getting rejected--if you'd like "Try the following to improve your odds" advice--or if you just want to make sure your work is agent-ready before you send, we are here to help.

manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 1d

1:1 Agent Consultations are now live for non-members!

If you're not sure why you're getting rejected--if you'd like "Try the following to improve your odds" advice--or if you just want to make sure your work is agent-ready before you send, we are here to help.

manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 2d

If you’ve got speculative fiction that blends literary with commercial appeal or cozy stories with a twist, Noelle wants to hear from you! 🌟 She is especially interested in narratives that explore marginalized voices and sibling relationships. #WriterCommunity #MSWL

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Writing Beyond Trends: Literary Agent Noelle Falcis Math's Vision for 2025

YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 2d

And it's expanded, actually! It's now a three-day event instead of a one-day class. :) There will be workshop time and a comp feedback panel! incomparable.manuscriptacademy.com

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 6d

We were lucky enough to speak with Penguin Random House editor Tyiana Combs, our newest faculty member, about where she sees publishing going--and what she's love to see in her inbox in 2025. Her insights, #MSWL & more here: youtu.be/kE9FK63tp0k?...

Meet Tyiana Combs: The Creative Force Behind Penguin Random House's Children's Books

YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! Us too! :)

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 7d

@amberbairdpdx.bsky.social Thank you Amber! :)

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Our October graphics look so cute! And what a fun month we have planned:

🍂InCOMParable: A New Approach to Comps
🍁Live Panel with Macmillan Editor Christina Lopez
🎃 #MSWL Live Agent Panel: Horror
☎️Publishing Help Desk (for all your un-Google-able questions)

More here! manuscriptacademy.com/calendar

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 13d

Next week! Our panel with agent Bridget Smith, agent at JABberwocky Literary Agency is TUESDAY, 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT.

Members, login to send your work and view the event at manuscriptacademy.com/live-events

Hope to see you there! In the meantime, happy weekend!

A library background with wood shelves and the words "Live Query & Page Feedback Panel with Agent Bridget Smith" with a few cute autumn leaves for decoration

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 15d

Kelly is doing such a great job reviewing these queries! We love seeing her insights--and seeing the moments where she likes it, it's done well, but not for her.

It's an important lesson! "Not For Me" ≠ "Not Good"!

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 15d

We are too!!! The "experimental" events are my favorite. 😃

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 16d

Members, send your queries!

The lovely and talented @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social will (kindly!) go through member pitches tomorrow as if it's a real inbox--and you get to see what she thinks, what she loves, what piques interest--and what works are optimized for agent-speed reading.

Join us!

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 17d

I'm going to consensually and compassionately go through a sample inbox of queries sent in to @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social and narrate my thoughts as I go, to show you what one agent's (mine, specifically) process looks like when considering queries.

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Okay, one thing I'm particularly excited for is the #YourQueries event next Wednesday with agent @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social!

Kelly will go through member queries at inbox speed--and (kindly!) narrate her thoughts and honest impressions as she goes.

Can't want to see what she thinks! ☕️

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Okay, one thing I'm particularly excited for is the #YourQueries event next Wednesday with agent @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social!

Kelly will go through member queries at inbox speed--and (kindly!) narrate her thoughts and honest impressions as she goes.

Can't want to see what she thinks! ☕️

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Just realized something cool: We completely, admittedly, overuse leaves and books and coffees and orange this time of year.

Amazingly, it's been nine years, and no one's complained about our graphic design yet!

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Kristine Ada Carter @kristineadacarter.bsky.social · 22d

This class on finding the hook of a novel taught by editor Raqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social was gold! So many concrete examples of great hooks from well known novels and interactive exercises to work on our own pitches. #writingworkshop

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 23d

It's almost here! The class we've been looking forward to for MONTHS!

Join us tonight at 8:30pm ET with Ruqayyah Daud at Hachette Book Group to learn how the worst part of pitching ("So, what's your book about?") can turn into your creative superpower.

hook-of-your-book-class.manuscriptacademy.com

Finding the Hook of Your Book - Manuscript Academy Workshop

Master your book pitch in one hour with Hachette Book Group editor Ruqayyah Daud. Learn to hook agents and readers from hello.

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Susan B. James @susanbjames.bsky.social · 22d

After last night's class with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social and editor Raqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social , I woke up this morning with a whole new idea for the hook for my book. I'm feeling excited and ready to face the query trenches again!
Thanks so much!!

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much Kristine!

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

That’s wonderful, Susan!!! So happy to hear it!

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Ruqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social · 22d

friendly reminder that i’m open to critiques!

Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meetings are now live for everyone, member and non-member alike!

If you have your heart set on a specific agent or editor to meet this month, now's the time to book!

Agent + Editor consultations here: manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

Here if you need us!

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you, Dawn! 😃

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Manuscript Academy @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social · 20d

And everyone is so talented and kind! We got so lucky!!

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