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Queries and Agents => Literary Agents => Topic started by: paulwest on January 12, 2012, 12:12:22 PM

Title: Mark Malatesta
Post by: paulwest on January 12, 2012, 12:12:22 PM

Does anyone know this guy? He calls himself "Literary Agent Undercover." His web site and email messages say he used to be an agent but is now trying to help writers get published. What he doesn't say is what the cost is, or does he have some other way of getting paid? He also doesn't say why he's no longer a literary agent.

Has anyone heard of him?

Title: Re: Mark Malatesta
Post by: Patrick on January 12, 2012, 12:15:56 PM

I've never heard of him, and according to PM he has never sold a book.

Title: Re: Mark Malatesta
Post by: Novelista85 on January 31, 2012, 03:45:08 PM

He could be legit, but it sounds like a scam. "Undercover" doesn't scream "on the up-and-up" to me.

Title: Re: Mark Malatesta
Post by: reallyrosie on February 13, 2012, 03:08:15 PM

His name means "headache" in Italian. Just sayin.'

Title: Re: Mark Malatesta
Post by: LateToTheParty on February 13, 2012, 03:24:07 PM

Quote from: reallyrosie on February 13, 2012, 03:08:15 PM

His name means "headache" in Italian. Just sayin.'

And, boom goes the dynamite. Have a karma kookie on that one, Sis.  ;D

Title: Re: Mark Malatesta
Post by: ProfeJMarie on February 13, 2012, 03:53:53 PM

I just checked out his website... and I suppose he might have some legit credentials, but I'd bet good money that they aren't as high-profile as he'd like us to believe.

That whole site shouted "stay far away" to me.

-Janet