The Manuscript Academy
Julie is co-founder of The Manuscript Academy and co-host of the Manuscript Academy Podcast.
The Manuscript Academy exists for writers who want the best aspects of a conference – the classes, the direct access to experts, the networking and the personal consultations all from the comfort of your own home.
Some Favorite Episodes
Critique: How To Handle It, When To Ignore It Completely
Julie asked our Facebook group what they’d like to know about critique.
We discuss critique partners with the right problem and wrong solution, the chain reaction when you change one element, how Jessica gives her agency clients feedback, and differentiating between opinions and critiques.
Listen to the episode here.
Red and Green Flags When Querying Agents with Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
We are thrilled to welcome Emmy Nordstrom Higdon, agent at Westwood Creative Associates, to talk with us about the red and green flags when querying agents–how you can show (mostly) green flags, recognize agent red flags, and give yourself the best odds of a positive, productive working relationship.
Listen to the episode here.
How To Get an Agent’s Attention From The First Page (Mystery Agent Consultation)
Welcome to our latest Mystery Agent episode. We asked you, our lovely writers, to send in your query and first page—and asked a wonderful literary agent to choose a lucky writer for a critique. What follows is the joy-filled, insightful consultation and conversation between them. There are wonderful lessons in this episode about pitching, character development, and more.
Listen to the episode here.
700-Page Novels, Agent Misunderstandings, And The Best Food Despcriptions The NYT Has Ever Read
We are so happy to introduce today’s podcast guest. The New York Times Book Review calls her work, SEARCH, “A wicked pleasure… Huneven is a wise storyteller…this novel has plot, character, structure and a delicious, deeply human pettiness that I think most honest readers will relate to… [Huneven’s] descriptions of food are the best I’ve ever read.”
Listen to the episode here.