MSWL Admin What makes an agent care about your work? What makes an agent care so much that they keep thinking about your manuscript, bringing it up to their friends, their colleagues–and maybe even editors? It’s emotional investment. While agents love all of the other aspects that go into your story, caring about your character is what makes a book … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. We are thrilled to welcome Sierra Godfrey, author of The Second Chance Hotel and A Very Typical Family, to the Member Lounge. Sierra, along with Mike Chen, built the first ManuscriptWishList.com, and her work as an author is charming, funny, romantic—and set on the gorgeous fictional Greek island … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. We are so happy to welcome Dani Segelbaum, Vice President, Literary Agent & Subsidiary Rights Director at Carol Mann Agency. We discuss how the best nonfiction is an experience, how it relates to platform and the real world, how sub rights tie in—and why it’s so much easier … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Join us for a deep dive into query revisions with YA fantasy writer, Julia! Julia and Jessica have spent the last few months in revisions, taking a good query and transforming it into an amazing one. Today we share all the insights learned from this process, how to … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. We love Kaitlyn! She’s so happy, perceptive, kind, and talented—AND a literary agent who’s created community for her writers, a strong sales track record, and a team of authors—all while being a full-time math teacher, educating young minds. Book a meeting with her here: manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-member…aitlyn-sanchez Kaitlyn Sanchez (she/her) joined … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Do you have a book that’s “No plot, just vibes”? We’re here to support you! Join agent Taj McCoy to discuss how to feel good from Draft One to Done. We talk about how subconscious themes, sensory details, and putting new twists on familiar tropes can bring your … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Content warning: brief mentions of fictional sexual assault off the page throughout the episode. We are so happy to talk with bestselling author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum, author of The Stepping Off Place and, now, The Sharp Edge of Silence. After ten years on submission, Cameron can now sell … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane with Corey Finkle, the author of picture books, Your Future is Bright and Pop’s Perfect Present. From finding your writing community, the power of small but meaningful interactions at conferences and conventions, and seeing the value of every draft, we … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. The more we hear about the Writer’s Guild of America West, the more we wonder why book authors don’t have something similar. Did you know that members of The Writer’s Guild of America receive health insurance (good health insurance!), among many other benefits—all for 1.5% of the member’s … Read more
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Today we have the delightful Ashley Audrain, author of The Push, as we discuss her new book, The Whispers. From the many faces of motherhood, getting inspiration from your neighborhood, pantsing, editing, and creating suspense, we get into what it took to send this book out into the … Read more