Mark is founder of The Bestselling Author, a company that
helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's book) write, publish, and market their books.
Mark Malatesta is a former literary agent and the founder and president of Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling Author,
helping authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's book) write, publish, and promote their books.
This article is part of a series of articles and other resources to
help authors of all genres get Literary Agents.
We have a long record of
helping authors of every genre and background sucessfully bring their books to market.
He helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) write, publish, and market their books.
Today I'm an author coach and my primary focus is
helping authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's book) get the attention of top literary agents with successful query letters.
Story Monsters LLC is dedicated to
helping authors of all genres strive for excellence with book production, marketing, and promotion.
Mark Malatesta is a former AAR literary agent turned author coach, now
helping authors of all genres (including children's books), at all stages of development (novice to veteran), get top agents, publishers, and book deals.
Story Monsters LLC is dedicated to
helping authors of all genres strive for excellence through our marketing and publicity services, Dragonfly Book Award contests, Story Monsters Approved!
The Bestselling Author is Mark Malatesta's main book publishing website, dedicated to
helping authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) become bestselling authors.
Not exact matches
Knowing the
genre of the book you are reading will
help you understand the literary tools the
author is using and the meaning the
author is trying to convey.
As an editor he's excited to work with any
genre and focuses on all aspects
of a manuscript to
help the
authors create the best book possible for our increasingly competitive marketplace.
In addition,
authors learn more about similar titles, including
genre classification, publisher
of record, publishing date, unit sales data, and online links to Goodreads,
helping them learn more about the writer and title history.
Book Marketing Coach sessions are for
authors of all
genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) who want
help to write, publish, or market their books.
As the Founder and CEO
of Literary Agent Undercover, Mark Malatesta is
helping authors around the world, writing in all
genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books), get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals.
Mark Malatesta is the founder
of The Bestselling
Author ™
helping authors of all book
genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books), around the world, at all stages
of development, to write, publish, and market their books.
Since self - published
authors can't always get someone well known in their
genre of choice to recommend their book, it
helps to have people who are willing to give thoughtful and honest reviews
of your work regardless.
The truth is there is too much competition, and unless your publisher is doing brilliant content marketing, building a
genre specific email list,
helping you build your amazing
author website and boosting your optin offer, counseling you on social media strategy and long term book sales, you've basically signed away a big chunk
of your sales in exchange for editing, formatting and design.
There are lots
of blog radio and podcast host looking to interview
authors and this is especially true if your book fall in the self -
help genre.
(It is run in partnership with
Author Solutions, Inc.) Balboa Press's
genres extend beyond that, but stay within the realm
of «self -
help and transformational» themes, according to the company's website.
The essence
of the Humble Bundle campaign with Harpercollins is that customers can pay what they want for a collection
of digital literary works from bestselling
authors, like Neil Gaiman and James Rollins, while
helping support the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers
of America Emergency Medical Fund, a non-profit organization for
authors of science fiction and related
genres, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, dedicated to the protection
of the First Amendment rights
of the comics art form and its community.
In the case
of Locke,
author of Maids
of Misfortune, the
author was actually able to
help grow the historical mystery
genre into what has now come to be known as «cozy mysteries» in the book industry.
Plenty
of Facebook groups connect
authors — put up a post asking for a beta read (with
genre, page numbers, and timeframe), and you will be surprised by how many people offer their
help.
Writing reviews and interviewing
authors is great if that's your business, but if you want to sell books, you need to understand who your audience is (before you do anything else) and then create content that they actually want, and
helps build your brand identity as an
author of [whatever
genre].
It
helps to have more than one
author of a
genre to make the party more fun and generate interest.
As an
author you automatically belong to a very big tribe
of authors, so it
helps to drill down and build
author connections in your
genre, such as travel, mystery, or romance.
I'll be building resources to
help indie
authors publish and market their books, such as a «21 Day Bestselling
Author Platform» course, and
genre - specific book marketing guides (I've already added a few
of them to www.marketingforwriters.com; I'll announce those more formally once I've got more
genres completed.)
Also on display on the «Product Detail Page» for this option is our short editing ebook, which provides some examples
of «before & after» sections in a variety
of genres (fiction, non-fiction, children's, cookbooks, poetry, etc.) Not all
authors can immediately recognize the value
of investing in professional editing, so this ebook
helps put a clearer picture on it.
Ann recently posted on her blog, Musing, a list
of books she's read as part
of Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — the idea being to read a wide variety
of books to
help discover
genres,
authors and titles you might otherwise never pick up.
Romance
authors may also enlist the
help of Tome Tender, a blog specializing in the
genre.
We have
helped thousands
of authors become
genre bestsellers and international bestsellers.
We have
helped thousands
of authors become Top 100 bestsellers in the Paid & Free Book Store and we have
helped thousands
of authors become
Genre Bestsellers.
HyperInk, an ebook production company that actually has staffers who will
help the
authors write their books, let alone publish and distribute, has now developed a new tool to make the process
of the increasingly popular blog - to - book
genre even easier.
Author's Digest offers ten proofreading and editing tips for self - publishing writers
of all
genres, to
help you get your book in the best shape possible.
In this workshop, a New York Times bestselling
author of thirty books in multiple
genres shares a new perspective on promotion and offers tangible advice for building your platform that will
help you achieve all
of the six goals
of online book promotions.
They've promoted
authors in the
genres of self -
help, high - tech, business books, investments, health / fitness, and relationships.
Some
of the earliest and most notable
authors in the
genre who
helped it find its feet are: Laurel K. Hamilton
of the Anita Blake series — often considered one
of the most substantial works in the
genre, Neil Gaiman's masterpiece, Neverwhere (the urban fantasy adventure set in London and a twist off parallel London Below), and another in the
genre that's developed a major cult following: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.
The reviewer knows the
genre and has read many books from a wide range
of authors; his or her comments can
help you when you make revisions or begin a new writing project.
Of course, we also hope to
help good
genre authors get the recognition that they deserve.
Were there any
authors who
helped you develop your writing style, or influenced your choice
of genre?
But what indie writers would be interested in — at least this one — is professional
help with gaining exposure in those areas that can actually do indie writers some good: identifying key book - review bloggers by
genre, sorting through the maze
of sites that offer paid advertising, and knowing which ones are the best bet for a particular
author's work,
helping with ad language, etc..
She uses her 20 plus year knowledge
of the industry, love
of the romance
genre, and experience from her years
of workshop presentations, including «The Other Side
of the Bookshelf» and «Crucial Things to Know BEFORE You Publish» to
help published and unpublished
authors understand the publishing process as it relates to the retail and wholesale side
of the business.
Blog tours are a lot
of work, but they can be a great way to get more eyeballs on your book, as well as
help you make connections with book bloggers, reviewers and other
authors in your
genre.
There is no one cookie cutter approach, because the way that I'm going to approach something with a nonfiction
author writing a business
help book is going to be much different than the fiction
author, or even the fiction
author in one
genre versus another or marketing a children's book — very challenging, because you're not exactly allowed to go out and collect email addresses
of children.
* Our Audio Training Library with information and inspiration to
help authors of all book
genres get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals (text transcripts are also available) * The Ask a Question area
of our main website where you can ask questions about literary agents and the best way to write, market, or publish your books * Live audio broadcasts and replays
of our Radio Show with special guests, publishing industry executives, and bestselling
authors such as Diana Gabaldon, Nelson DeMille, and Mary Higgins Clark * The Literary Agent Directory with detailed profiles and contact information for all literary agents looking for writers * The opportunity to register for an introductory
Author Coaching Call via phone or Skype from anywhere in the world (
authors must pay a fee for that service) * More insider information, articles, and updates in our Email Newsletter
Through an established alliance between HarperCollins Christian Publishing and
Authors Solutions, LLC., WestBow Press offers publishing packages that help authors self - publish all genres of books while specializing in books with Christian morals, inspirational themes, and family
Authors Solutions, LLC., WestBow Press offers publishing packages that
help authors self - publish all genres of books while specializing in books with Christian morals, inspirational themes, and family
authors self - publish all
genres of books while specializing in books with Christian morals, inspirational themes, and family values.
Doing targeted marketing at fans
of other similar
authors in the same
genre (Facebook ads etc) would be a perfectly fine strategy to find new readers for the book, and also
help get that «Also bought» positioning.
This self - publishing company has served
authors with quality service and products through the years, and in their desire to further
help their clientele, they have offered Ingram Catalogs that are tailor made for
authors of every
genre.
Literary fiction by the likes
of Salman Rushdie, Harper Lee and Toni Morrison
helps improve readers» understanding
of other people's emotions, according to new research — but
genre writing, from
authors including Danielle Steel and Clive Cussler, does not.
As you
help promote other
authors in your
genre, by sharing their blog posts, reviewing their books and the like, you will build good will and a strong network
of peer support for your current and future projects.