Join us for a LIVE podcast recording with agent Em Lysaght at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific. Everything will magically appear in the Manuscript Academy (#MSWL's educational sister company) Facebook group, which is free to join, and a great place to meet critique partners. We'll answer questions live--both our normal podcast interview and questions from the audience. Hope to see you there!

Writing A Manuscript That Gets And Keeps Everyone’s Attention with Agent Linda Camacho We are so happy to welcome Linda Camacho, agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, to talk about how you can keep an agent reading. We focus on your character’s desire line—how it’s useful for both clarity and storytelling—and the deeper wish behind the ostensible goal. (For example: Ralphie in A Christmas Story wants a BB gun, but what he *really* wants is to be perceived as an adult.) We... Read More