Blog Articles About Query Letters
This query letter blog by a former literary agency president has agent query advice, stories about queries that worked, and feedback on query letters.
Erika Armstrong – Successful Query Letters
Erika Armstrong – This author success story is part of a series about agent queries that worked on our query letter blog. This particular story reveals how Erika Armstrong, a memoir author, got a literary agent, book deal, and TV interest.
Marni Battista – Successful Query Letters
Marni Battista – This author success story is part of a series about agent queries that worked on our query letter blog. This particular story reveals how Marni Battista, an author of dating and relationship books, wrote an agent query that got the attention of top literary agents.
Siobhan Cunningham – Successful Query Letters
Siobhan Cunningham – This author success story is part of a series about agent queries that worked on our query letter blog. This particular story reveals how Siobhan Cunningham, an author of fiction thriller novels, wrote an agent query that got the attention of some of the best literary agents.
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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.
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