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

May 20, 2024 by MSWL Admin

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. View our in-depth video of what Liz did right in her query letter and first page here: www.youtube.com/@manuscriptacademy Meet Elizabeth Holden, Physics professor, travel entrepreneur, and author of Mighty Millie Novak, a YA novel coming out from Flux Publishing in August. www.elizabeth-holden.com/ Liz is also the travel coordinator for our 2025 Manuscript Academy Retreat, which we’re calling Enchanted Summer. Early Bird ends May 24. www.leapinghound.com/enchanted2025.html Transcript…

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

May 20, 2024 by MSWL Admin

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. Please note: This episode contains mentions of alcoholism, recovery, and sobriety. We are so happy to welcome author Jessica Guerrieri and agent Ismita Hussain (Great Dog Literary) to the podcast. They’re a great example of what to look for in an author-agent relationship–they’re creative, collaborative, supportive, and successful (Jessica’s debut book club fiction, Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, comes out…

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

May 7, 2024 by MSWL Admin

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud. We are so grateful to Emmy Nordstrom Higdon, agent at Westwood Creative Associates, who has offered to teach a free workshop for you all about the elements of querying—interest, emphasis, tension—that keep a busy agent reading in 2024. Get your free ticket (or replay ticket!) here: manuscriptacademy.com/emmy The event is Tuesday, May 7, 8:30pm ET—and comes with a replay, in case you can’t make…

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