Literary Agents Are Outdated. Here’s Why WWP Is the Future of Author Representation.

For decades, authors were told that if they wanted to "make it," they needed one thing: a literary agent. Someone to send query letters for. Someone to champion your manuscript to publishers. Someone to be the key to your success.

The truth? That model is broken.

We’re living in a publishing world that moves at the speed of streaming, TikTok virality, and AI-generated content. And yet, literary agents still operate like it's 1996: gatekeeping access, relying on snail-paced submissions, and leaving authors to wait months—or years—for a maybe.

Meanwhile, your book gathers dust. Your story loses momentum. And get your audience—who is ready right now—never hears a word of it.

Enter Worldwide Publicists (WWP): the new school of author representation.

The Old Model: Literary Agents

Here's how traditional literary agents work:

• You query them (often for months)

• If they like your pitch, they take you on

• They then pitch you to publishers (more waiting)

• If the publisher bites, you sign a deal (after contract negotiation)

• Then the publisher handles marketing (or doesn’t)

• Maybe your book gets placed

• Maybe not

It’s passive. It’s slow. And worst of all? It leaves authors completely dependent on other people's decisions.

Let’s be honest: literary agents are no longer the gatekeepers of success. They’re just one more middle layer in an already outdated system.

The New Model: Worldwide Publicists (WWP)

WWP is not an agency. We're a strategic engine for publishing, media, film, and institutional placement.

We don’t wait for permission. We move.

If your manuscript is finished, we:

• Package your book professionally

• Publish it strategically

• Launch media coverage across relevant platforms

• Pitch directly to libraries, schools, hospitals, and academic buyers

• Adapt it for film and TV with cinematic packaging

• Handle your PR, branding, and positioning like a launch—not a favor

And we do it in 90 days. Not 900.

What Literary Agents Won’t Tell You

• They don’t control placement. They hope publishers do something with your book.

• They rarely market. They leave it up to the publisher, who may not prioritize you.

• They don’t pitch to institutions, media, or producers. WWP does.

• They get paid when you get paid. Which means if you get placed, eventually they benefit.

At WWP, you hire us like a launch partner. We build your campaign, we run your outreach, and we report results weekly. We don’t wait for someone to maybe believe in you. We move the book into the world.

Let’s Break It Down

	Literary Agent	WWP (Worldwide Publicists)
Speed	6–12 months (just to get a reply)	90 days to placement
Marketing	Rarely included	Built-in, targeted, media-first
Institutional Sales	Not offered	Core to our strategy
Film/TV Adaptation	Outsourced, if at all	Handled in-house with packaging + pitch decks
Author Visibility	Dependent on publisher	Engineered by our team
Ownership	You still fight for rights	You retain control

The Verdict: Authors Don’t Need Agents. They Need Movement.

Agents were built for a publishing world that no longer exists.

WWP was built for this one.

If your manuscript is done, polished, and ready to meet the world, you don’t need more gatekeepers. You need strategic placement. You need media traction. You need institutional access. You need a team that can take your story from page to audience, reader to screen.

That’s what WWP does.

This is not traditional representation. This is author momentum.

Invitation only. Apply now. Let’s move your book.