Authors
How real authors used their books to create leverage, clarity, and lasting impact
These are not influencer stories or overnight success narratives.
They’re professionals who used a serious book to do serious work.
How to Read These Stories
Every author comes to Manuscripts with different goals, fears, and constraints. This page is designed to help you find stories that feel familiar, not aspirational. Filter by what matters to you, and see how others navigated the process.
While the majority of authors we work with are publishing thought leadership nonfiction, we also support select memoir and fiction projects where editorial depth, originality, and long-term intent are central to the work.
Payton Lynch is a Product leader at Disney, where she builds digital experiences rooted in storytelling and guest advocacy.
By day, she helps power one of the most iconic storytelling brands in the world.
By night, she became an author.
Lisa M. Randolph is the creator of The Wildlife Divas — a children’s action-adventure series featuring five African American girls who use science, technology, engineering, arts, and math to save endangered species around the world.
Raven Jemison is the President of the Kansas City Current (NWSL) and the first Black president in league history.
Former Executive Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks, she helped lead one of the most respected franchises in professional sports.
