How Can a Literary Agent Reject a Book After the First Five Pages?
Literary Agent First Five Pages – One of the things that frustrates authors most, is literary agents who only let writers submit a few pages of a manuscript, and then reject it. How can agents decide if a book is worthy of representation based on so little...
Why You Should (Sometimes) Ignore Literary Agent Rejection Letters and Criticism
This article puts a new twist on literary agent rejection letters. If you’re like most authors (including my coaching clients who work with me to find a literary agent), you probably already know it can be difficult to get an agent. Really difficult. So, I wrote this...
Miri Leshem-Pelly Success Story Interview – Scribble and Author
Updated 9/16/17: This post now includes the text transcript of Miri’s interview. During this insider interview on our literary agent blog, Miri Leshem-Pelly, author of the children’s picture book Scribble and Author, shares her best tips for authors of all...
Author Warning – Don’t Be Naive, Protect your Ideas from Other Authors
After I published last week’s article about Authors Behaving Badly, an award-winning author (who asked to remain anonymous) sent me a moving response. It was so powerful (and insightful), I asked permission to share her letter with you. Her story (below) is...
Writer’s Block Quote – The 41 Best Writer’s Block Quotes
What’s your favorite writer’s block quote? Read the quotes below to stay inspired and get rid of writer’s block. And, click here to read my article about How to Stop Writer’s Block. It reveals my definition of writer’s block and my 35...
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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.