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Finish Your Manuscript with Manuscript Makers
How Manuscript Makers Helps Writers
Finishing a manuscript can feel impossible, no matter how much time you’ve poured into it. Characters feel alive, plot threads shimmer with promise, yet The End always seems juuust out of reach. If you’re ready to move past writer’s block, self-doubt, or structural confusion, Manuscript Makers from Atmosphere Press is built for you!
This new all-in-one program combines mentorship, curated resources, and a supportive community to help writers everywhere turn a messy draft into a polished manuscript. With guidance from brainstorming to rewriting, Manuscript Makers provides the structure, encouragement, and accountability you need to finally finish your book.
Quick Look: Manuscript Makers FAQ
Q: What is the cost of Manuscript Makers?
A: The early bird subscription is $79/month, available until November 1, 2025. After that, the standard rate is $99/month.
Q: Is there a contract?
A: No; Manuscript Makers operates on a month-to-month basis with no long-term commitment required.
Q: Who can join Manuscript Makers?
A: Manuscript Makers is open to writers worldwide who are ready to complete their manuscripts.
Q: What does the membership include?
A: Membership includes 1-on-1 mentoring, bi-monthly live sessions, exclusive monthly content, ongoing support, community engagement, and access to a resource library.
Q: How do I get started?
A: Visit the Manuscript Makers page, purchase your subscription, and begin utilizing the resources provided!
What Is Manuscript Makers?
Manuscript Makers is a monthly membership program offered by hybrid publisher Atmosphere Press. It’s for writers who are ready to shift from “one day” to “now,” who want to bring momentum and structure to their creative work, wherever they are in the world.
MM is not just another writer’s forum or passive course. Manuscript Makers provides:
🕮 Structured support from the start, with tools that guide you through brainstorming, structuring, drafting, rewriting, and finishing the book.
🕮 Gentle but real accountability—live sessions, community peer momentum, check-ins, prompts, and more.
🕮 All-inclusive content: monthly prompts, craft tips, techniques, live Q&A/teaching sessions, plus access to a video + blog library with writing-craft resources.
The goal: to help you finish what you’ve started and turn messy drafts into meaningful progress, chapter by chapter, draft by draft.
Key Features & Benefits
Mentorship with a Published Author
You’ll be paired with a published author from Atmosphere Press who’s already gone through the full writing and publication journey. You will be paired with a mentor based on preferences of genre, communication, and time zone, and they will provide personalized feedback, encouragement, and guidance based on your manuscript’s stage.
Whether you’re brainstorming, drafting, or rewriting, your mentor tailors help to your goals—no generic advice. This kind of support helps you avoid common pitfalls, gives you perspective when you’re stuck, and keeps momentum alive!
Teaching & Q&A Sessions
Every month, there are two live Zoom sessions: one for teaching and one for Q&A with a moderator and teacher. These are interactive and designed to tackle real challenges in writing: structure, pacing, voice, revision, etc.
These sessions offer accountability (you show up), technique (you learn something concrete), and community (you see others’ struggles and wins).
Exclusive Monthly Content
Each month, you gain access to curated writing tools—prompts, techniques, craft tips—that help you keep creating. Whether you’re stuck in a scene or unsure how to build tension or need help with POV shift, the monthly content is meant to be actionable and usable immediately. No fluff!
Community of Writers
One of the hardest parts of finishing a manuscript is feeling alone. Manuscript Makers gives you a community of peers—writers from all over the world, at varying stages—where you can share challenges, victories, feedback, and encouragement. This helps sustain motivation, normalize the struggle, get unstuck, and feel less isolated.
Video & Blog Library
If you need help with very specific issues—character development, structure, pacing, revision—there’s a consistently updated library of craft talks, writing guides, educational blogs, and more. These resources support self-paced learning. You can use them whenever you’d like!
Why These Features Matter
✎ They prevent the common stall points (uncertainty, isolation, lack of feedback).
✎ They keep you moving in a consistent way, not in sporadic sprints.
✎ They provide expert input before problems grow too big (structure issues, pacing, character arcs).
✎ They make the writing journey less lonely and more sustainable.
Pricing Details
✦ Early-Bird Rate: $79/month.
✦ Rate Increase: Effective November 1, 2025, the price will go up to $99/month. (Join before then to lock in the lower monthly rate!)
✦ What’s Included: Everything—mentoring, live teaching/Q&A, prompts & techniques, video & blog library, community access, and support through all stages (brainstorming through rewriting). No add-ons or surprise fees.
✦ Commitment & Flexibility: It’s a monthly subscription—no long-term contract. Cancel anytime!
✦ Global Access: Though Atmosphere Press is headquartered in Austin, Texas, the program is fully remote & online. Writers worldwide can participate!
Manuscript Makers: Who Should Join?
Wondering whether Manuscript Makers is a good fit for you?
✔ Ideal MM Candidates:
Writers with a draft (or partial draft) who want to finish.
If you have something started—maybe several chapters, maybe a messy or stalled version—this program is designed to help you move forward in structured, supported steps.
Writers who thrive with accountability and community.
The twice-monthly live sessions, check-ins, and peer support create external structure. If you’ve tried going it alone and lost momentum, this program helps you stay on track.
Writers wanting expert feedback without the high cost of private coaching.
One-on-one mentoring from a published author via Manuscript Makers gives you access to craft feedback that would cost much more privately.
Writers from anywhere in the world.
Though Atmosphere Press is based in Austin, TX, the online nature of the program makes it accessible globally. You don’t have to be in the U.S. or Texas to benefit.
Those who want all-in, no hidden extras.
Everything is included in the base subscription: mentorship, live sessions, library, content, community, and more. If you prefer knowing all your costs up front rather than surprises later, this is built for you!
If this sounds, in large part, like you, Manuscript Makers isn’t just a good idea—
it could be the turning point you need for finishing your manuscript!
Why Manuscript Makers Is Different
Many writing programs offer community or prompts. What makes Manuscript Makers stand out is how it merges several powerful elements into one membership—crafting a program that’s not just inspiring, but actionable and reliable!
Publisher Experience, Author-First Values
Atmosphere Press is a hybrid publisher rooted in honesty, transparency, professionalism, kindness, and a mission to make your book awesome. Because we’ve launched many books, our mentors and editorial team bring real insight from not only writing, but from publishing—so you avoid missteps many writers don’t see until it’s too late!
Balanced Structure + Flexibility
You get structure (mentoring, live sessions, monthly content) without rigid push-you-over deadlines. That means you can follow your own pace, but still have built-in check-ins to keep you moving. Ideal if you want both discipline and creative freedom.
All-Inclusive, No Surprises
Everything promised comes in the base subscription. No surprise add-ons. All stages are supported—from brainstorming to rewriting. You know exactly what you’re signing up for.
Global, Peer-Rich Community
Because it’s remote and contributors are worldwide, you benefit from diverse perspectives. Writers dealing with similar challenges, but from different backgrounds, can spark new ideas.
Peer support + mentor feedback + global reach = energy you won’t find in isolated writing groups.
Cost & Value Comparison
Compared to private coaching or stand-alone courses, Manuscript Makers delivers a lot of value per dollar. Early-bird pricing ($79/month) means access to mentorship, live sessions, and resources at an affordable tier. When the price increases, the value still remains high—but early subscribers get more bang for their buck!
Let’s Write That Book!
Every writer deserves a chance to see their name on the final page. Manuscript Makers isn’t just another writing group—it’s a full-spectrum writing membership built to get you from “I wish I could finish” to “I am finishing.”
If you’re ready to move beyond stuck chapters, half-written sentences, or endless drafts, this program gives you the tools, the mentorship, the community, and the accountability to make real progress. Don’t wait until inspiration strikes—join Manuscript Makers, show up for your writing, and let us help you finally finish that book!
Erin K. Larson-Burnett, Production Manager at Atmosphere Press (submit your manuscript here!), is a born-and-raised Southerner currently living in Katy, Texas, with her husband and their small domestic zoo. She is an avid ink drinker who lives and breathes books—during the day, she works remotely with authors around the world, honing and perfecting books published through Atmosphere Press. By night, she crafts her own stories…or at least tries to. The Bear & the Rose is her debut novel.
Atmosphere Press is a selective hybrid publisher founded in 2015 on the principles of Honesty, Transparency, Professionalism, Kindness, and Making Your Book Awesome. Our books have won dozens of awards and sold tens of thousands of copies. If you’re interested in learning more, or seeking publication for your own work, please explore the links below.
