You have no power as a debut author, man. I have a friend whose book got described as “Dexter meets Twilight” in marketing material which was ABSURD and probably actually turned away some readers who would’ve loved it because it was nothing like Twilight but she kind of just had to…go with it. It’s annoying and it’s bullshit but it’s industry mandated, not something authors do as a quirky trend.Īlso authors may not get a say in which comps are used. If your pitch doesn’t come with comps that have “proved” to be popular, it’ll be seen as Too Out There and it’ll be less likely to sell. And after War Storm, I wanted more of a conclusion for her character arc and. When deciding whether to acquire a book a publisher WILL look at the success or failures of similar books to figure out how big of an advance they’re willing to risk. Get Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection audiobook by Victoria Aveyard on. They’re called “comps,” and the industry uses them to gauge the market potential of a story concept. If you’re baffled by the prevelance of the “THIS meets THAT” format of pitches when it comes to books, it’s because publishers literally make authors come up with it.
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