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Julie Kingsley
@juliekingsley.bsky.social
Enthusiastic writing cheerleader. Author of The Space Between Me and You. Cofounder of the Manuscript Academy and the Manuscript Academy podcast. #MSWL. Excited to be here with you all!
The Manuscript Academy critique booking system opens today at 3pm/ET. If you need expert eyes on your manuscript, we have them!

Book here: manuscriptacademy.com/consultations
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
November Events at the Manuscript Academy!
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Free Manuscript Academy free #Horror panel on the 28th at 2pm/ET. Join us!

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October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Have you ever wondered how to write a bestselling novel?

We were lucky enough to speak with Julie Soto, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of The Thrashers, on just this topic.

Joined by Jessica, Julie, and her book coach, we got the inside scoop!

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How To Become A Bestselling Author with NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Soto
YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC
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June 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Just like clockwork, #kidlitchat day is here! Join us here on Bluesky today and every Tuesday at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific for an hour of chat with your #kidlit friends and family (and strangers, I suppose. But that won't last). We all hope you can join us. And I'll see you then!
June 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Excited to host a free #MSWL event for #memoir writers. We hope you'll join us!

👇Sign up here:

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June 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Congratulations to our very own @juliekingsley.bsky.social!
June 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Why does it take SO long to get an agent?

We discuss the common misconception that silence from an agent means rejection--and what in the world agents are doing when NOT replying.

When is it "no response no" and when is it a rejection? Tune in to find out!

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Silence Is NOT Rejection: What's REALLY Happening In Agents' Inboxes with Agent Savannah Brooks
YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC
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May 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Manuscript Academy has invented a game show! The first one is members only. Interested in membership? Here's a direct link to sign up: manuscriptacademy.com/membership
May 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Something cool about this business is that there is often joy and connection in unlikely places. Just reading the (very!) kind, patient notes back to my rejections--telling me about their lives, offering me a cup of tea if I visit their towns--is enough to make one feel better about the world.
May 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Live Queries & Pages Panel + Interactive Critique Partner Networking!

Booking link: manuscriptacademy.com/product/live...
May 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Looking for a Manuscript Academy critique from one of our top experts? May is a super time to get ready for submission.

manuscriptacademy.com/consultations
May 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Meetings open in 20 minutes for members!

We're thrilled to welcome @borahaze91.bsky.social and @jemiscoe.bsky.social to faculty, and have a big month of special events--including a live agent feedback panel with @livivanov.bsky.social that includes a critique partner afterparty. 🎉 evt.to/eiggaeuew
May 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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We're so happy for you, Kathryn!!

Every panel is full of incredible work--and to be chosen from among those pages is a great honor.

So happy you like the certificate, and hope the included confetti wasn't too terrible to vacuum! 😃
I am so grateful that my Romantasy manuscript THE SHADOW KING was chosen as an Agent Choice Award Winner! Thank you @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social for this incredible honor and all that you do for writers! Feels very official with a certificate and I love it! 🥰
May 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Do you need help going to a YES in publishing? We've go the class for you!

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#mswl #mswlma
April 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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There's almost always a moment, in editing, that feels like when you'd started cleaning out your closet and, suddenly, everything is on the floor.

You wonder if you should have just left it alone. The door closed! Now it's a mess.

Expect this stage. It's scary, but you need it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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What an amazing panel today! @janechunlit.bsky.social was a fabulous guest agent!

Such beautiful proof today that zooming in close on details, on exactly the tiny moments that make a reader feel, can do more for comprehension and trust than any amount of “So forty years ago…” telling on page one.
April 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm heading to the book store tomorrow to restock! Tell me what you're reading. Should I put it on my list?
April 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Thinking of our query inboxes! 👀

Check out our team's #mswl and who's currently open to #queries.

Currently open: Tamar & @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social
Opening soon: @jsinsheim.bsky.social

View our submission guidelines: buff.ly/P2lftqZ
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just catching up at the Manuscript Academy. We have plenty of critiques left for April. Grab one while you still can!

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E-Consultations - The Manuscript Academy
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April 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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This works great with our friend NYPL (the New York public library)! I have three micro book groups going so far—one literary fiction, one romance, one nonfiction. You can both put in a hold at the same time and you’ll be on the same schedule! And circulation is good for libraries. 📚🥰
April 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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We're so happy it was helpful! Thank you J.P.! ☕️
So I met with an agent today via zoom for a critique of my query letter and first ten pages, and WOW it was sooooo helpful! I am grateful for all the invaluable constructive feedback I received. Thanks @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social !

#writingcommunity #querying
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Saw this wonderful quote at the always excellent Philadelphia Museum of Art this weekend.

Music, art and literature are an escape to a saner, more balanced world, and we need them now more than ever.
🎨📚🌎🥰
April 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM