An interview with Trident Media Group agent Mark Gottlieb

An interview with Trident Media Group agent Mark Gottlieb

Mark Gottlieb is an agent representing authors at one of the largest literary agencies, Trident Media Group. He places both publishing rights and dramatic rights, such as TV and film. Here’s a peek into how one agent perceives the current market for books. I conducted this interview by email and edited it slightly for length….

Hybrid publishing is real. Here’s why you should consider it.

Hybrid publishing is real. Here’s why you should consider it.

Hybrid publishers like Ideapress, Greenleaf Book Group, and Mascot Books are invisible to some folks: agents and traditional acquisitions editors whom I’ve interviewed can’t seem to see them. But for many authors, they’re a realistic publishing alternative, and may even be the best choice. The third alternative Authors who haven’t studied the alternatives imagine that…

Publishing is a club. Here’s how to get published if you’re not in it.

Publishing is a club. Here’s how to get published if you’re not in it.

I hear it all the time. I don’t know anybody in publishing. How am I going to get anybody to look at my (nonfiction) book idea? The editors I know are most likely to consider books from people they’ve published before. They’ll review a book represented by a reputable book agent. Outside of that, your…

Therapy questions for prospective nonfiction authors

Therapy questions for prospective nonfiction authors

I help authors. They’re all over the map. Some are experiencing the earliest glimmerings of author ambitions, while others have written hundreds of pages (possibly in a productive way, possibly not). By the time they get to me, I become their therapist. It’s my job to figure out their problems and recommend the best course…

Every business leader should read Charlene Li’s “The Disruption Mindset”

Every business leader should read Charlene Li’s “The Disruption Mindset”

I’ve known Charlene Li a very long time. And I’m convinced that her new book, The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail is her finest accomplishment: a fundamentally important and influential strategy book that’s perfectly suited to today’s biggest business challenge. Disruption is a buzzword. Since Clayton Christensen made it famous with…