Mark Gottlieb
Literary Agent
Trident Media Group
Mark Gottlieb is a literary agent at the Trident Media Group literary agency in New York City. #tridentmediagroup @Trident_Media
Literary Agent
Kristi McManus @unrealismbooks
#TMGtalks do you feel online readership/popularity (e.g. wattpad, etc) is a benefit or hindrance when considering a project?Author platform & number of followers, etc. is more important to nonfiction than fiction. Though coming out of the self-pub sphere, 50K+ copies sold definitely helps. From there it's time to start a new series or standalone title with a publisher. #TMGTalks
Literary Agent
Kristi McManus @unrealismbooks
#TMGTalks how long should an author wait before nudging a TMG agent who has their full? 🤔Every literary agent is different. To express my level of interest, I read as quickly as I can, within a few days to a week, sometimes overnight! I would say no more than a month or two, though. Any longer and he's just not that into you. #TMGTalks
Literary Agent
Petula🇧🇧🇺🇸 @aluteprellim
@Mark_Gottlieb Thank you! Sounds good, I definitely have that. I have another question, from my reading it sounds like you're very open regarding submissions but is there any specific genre, spicy elements or content that you're particularly hoping pop up in your inbox? @Mark_GottliebUpmarket fiction (crossroads of literary & commercial fiction). Looking for books that elevate & transcend genre, s/a literary SF, literary fantasy or literary mystery/crime/thriller, etc. #TMGTalks
Literary Agent
Cynthia Lamb @cynthialamb
#tmgtalks What kinds of fiction trends are you seeing? What are editors wanting to acquire? And how large are advances these days? ;-)Upmarket fiction covering general fiction and mystery/crime. Bookstores will carry more of it. YA is on a bit of a haiatus. The average book advance changes depending on the genre and how much excitement there might be around a book so that's a moving target. #TMGTalks