WHAT WRITERS ARE SAYING

"Lucinda and her entire team are professionals with not only expertise but hearts. They know the industry, they know writers, they know content and strategy. This course was informative, supportive, and I left with a clear path forward to get signed. It was all worth every cent."

—Gretel Patch

"Both of my instructors were warm and encouraging. I appreciated their knowledge and experience. I'd work with them again in a heartbeat.

—Robin Cohn

"Roseanne and Julia bring tremendous experience and knowledge to the weekly sessions and foster a welcoming, safe, productive, and fun environment. There is a tonne of information to process and absorb but they have the gift of breaking it all into digestible pieces."

—Erik Abbott

"I appreciated the instructors eagerness to share what they know to truly help us move forward with our books. I appreciated how they strived to make sure everyone was included. The teaching felt authentic, and not like a show they were putting on."

—Deanna Washington

"Lucinda reinforces her contagious enthusiasm with practical advice for authors who want to publish the best possible book for a target audience. Generous with her expertise, Lucinda demystifies the publishing industry and offers a wealth of resources to equip us for the pitch-query process. I'm not there yet with my memoir manuscript, but one day soon I will be able to say, "I Got Signed!"

—Andi Penner

"Feel super fortunate to have been in one of the first groups and having the opportunity to engage with Lucinda! But the exposure to so many voices in the industry and the really clear guidance about how to present my project was really a game changer. Truly illuminating!"

—Alissa Barthel

"My journey into the publishing world was like walking in knee deep mud. Then I took the six-week accelerator course with the Lucinda Literary Agency. It was as if Lucinda reached down and grabbed me by the arm and lifted me onto solid ground. Now I’m running toward success. Her course opened my eyes to how to become an author, not a struggling writer. I still believe the process begins with great writing, but Lucinda showed me I must market myself. She gave me the tools. From her excellent teaching, I created a website and have a six-month, one year, and five-year plan. Regardless of genre, she took our class of fourteen people, all like me, and taught us how to sell our work, and how to sell ourselves. Also, it didn’t take long; we began collaborating with each other. Strangers became friends. We became a community. Even now, as the training has concluded, I stay in contact with my classmates. It’s because Lucinda creates an environment of sharing. She has a wonderful soul. She selflessly paves the road for us literary artists who simply want to share what we love. For me, as I take the necessary steps forward, I take them with deep gratitude in my heart. Where, I wondered if I would ever get published, now I have hope that comes with an understanding of the process. I have accelerated into someone who can be successful. I thank Lucinda for such hope."

—Dave Davison

"I’ve been part of many coaching programs throughout a decade or so in the publishing world. However, this Accelerator Program was unique in the specific ways it pushed writers to accelerate in their publishing journey. I made connections with industry professionals I never would have otherwise and finished the program seeing my manuscript in an entirely new light. Writers are always told to consider the reader, but this program gave me the concrete tools to understand how to do so as well as how to position my book in the marketplace. Both aspects are vital to succeed in traditional publishing. Thank you, Lucinda and team!"

—Sarah Rexford

"Thanks for your guidance and expertise in our respective journeys! It has been a powerful experience so far. The group’s diverse dynamic combined with a shared desire to get our message out there is shaping me and my work. I’m very grateful for the opportunity."

—Gretel Patch, Memoirist

"I filled up my notebook with enough ideas and information to put together a bang-up book proposal for my memoir."

—Frank Hyman, author of How to Forage Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide.

"One thing I have learned from taking a six-week course with the Lucinda Literary Agency, building a network of writer friends, is outstanding. Writing doesn’t need to be a solitary activity. Collaborating, supporting, helping is far better than going it alone.”

—Dave Davison, Novelist

"There's something about your agency--you and your team--that feels different and genuine and kind. I feel a sense of caring among all of you that filters down to your authors, in the way you write about them in your book and in the way you speak about them on Zoom"

—Tess Enterline, Narrative Nonfiction

"I felt electrified leaving the last session of Accelerators. It brought back my joy in writing. I’m so grateful.”

—Elaine, Children's

MORE PRAISE FOR LUCINDA LITERARY ACADEMY EVENTS

"Having already written a book, I was trying to understand the ins and outs of the publishing world and get some guidance with regards to my next steps. Lucinda gave me all the clarity I needed. She answered any questions I could dream up, grounded me, inspired me, and set me straight on my road to getting signed."

—Troy Hadeed, Author of My Name is Love

"As an emerging writer who is still in the early phases of my career, I recommend Lucinda Literary's [program] to help take the mystery out of getting an agent's attention and maximizing your chances for success.

—Kristy Jackson, Author of Mortified

"Lucinda's prowess? She is able to guide a creative person's mind—which fires in a million divergent directions—towards a single, poignant, powerful idea... and then helps refine the idea to ensure it resonates with readers. Masterful!"

—Serena Quaglia, Business

"I left confident and very clear about what I need to do to give my manuscript the best chance with an agent."

—Rowan Mangan, Novelist

"The clear guidance to find my writing community led me to Lucinda and this group... It's a vulnerability I've never known and I WANT MORE. From the first session, it's been so easy to share things that I've only shared with those closest to me. I believe it's the freedom that's necessary in the transformation of my little story into a big idea. [The expert had] ignited breakthrough after breakthrough and I have nothing but gratitude."

—Colleen Ryan-Hensley, Self-Help

"Lucinda Halpern is a true inspiration. She knows so much about the publishing industry. In addition, she is very kind to writers with all our questions and concerns and does her best to address both. Lucinda is a delightful person and a powerful resource!"

—Michie Shaw, Fiction Author

"Thanks so much for the hour you spent answering so many questions relevant to what you know best and we aspiring writers want to know. Your kind, friendly tones and presentation, by the way, were the icing"

—Alva Moore, Historical Fiction Author

"This was a gift to me and now I've got to get my ass to work"

—Sierra Ryals, Memoirist

"As an author desiring to work with a literary agent and bigger publishing house, Lucinda gave me a dose of encouragement with a side of honesty and tough love. I walked away with introspection and inspiration. You don't know what you don't know. Lucinda shared what I needed to know. I now feel I have what I need to position myself for what's to come.

—Charlotte Avery, Memoirist