Old Authors Beware When Submitting to Literary Agents
A few weeks ago I posted an article about age discrimination toward young authors (yes, some literary agents are guilty of age bias). After I published that article, some of you asked me about age discrimination toward old authors. Well, this article is for you....
The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make As An Author
Today I’m going to help you make an important decision about your writing. In fact, it might be the most important decision you’ll ever make, because your success depends on it completely. But first, a little back story… When I founded my author consulting company...
How to Backup Your Writing, Blog, and Social Media
This article reveals the best methods to back up the writing that you’re doing both offline (on your computer) and online (on your website, blog, and/or social media), so you never lose anything. If you’ve ever “lost” some of your writing due to human...
It’s a Book by Lane Smith
Words Are Power Book trailers usually stink, in my opinion (if you don’t know what a “book trailer” is, it’s like a promotional movie trailer or preview… except it’s for a book). This one I just posted below on my literary agent...
Literary Agent Guidelines for Book Agents
Literary Agent Guidelines for Book Agents – Are You Listening? Today I’m going to take you inside the head of a literary agent. Scary proposition, I know. But it will be worth it. You see, there’s one thing about literary agents that you need to...
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About Mark Malatesta
MARK MALATESTA is a former literary agent turned author coach. Mark now helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling Author. Mark's authors have gotten six-figure book deals, been on the NYT bestseller list, and published with houses such as Random House, Scholastic, and Thomas Nelson. Click here to learn more about Mark Malatesta and click here for Reviews of Mark Malatesta.