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I'm in. Thanks!

That’s exactly it, Brian. If you want to refine this a bit, you might indicate how the market may have grown/developed/changed since the comp you’re referring to was published, and how your project meets that need. But I’d stop well short of...

So interesting to hear everyone's processes xx

Really great post Claire. My writing is very research heavy. First it's syfy so researching all kinds of anomalies, stars, galaxies, star ship technology, physics. I spend weeks on this. Then a big part of the novel is historical fantasy, wars...

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Me neither! But if it's where the experts hang out, it would seem a good place to go. Great tip @Aethalope

I remember @AgentPete once said that comps should be along the lines of "readers of X and Y will like my book." If that's the case, then it's all about marketing and where your book will sit in the bookshop; it's not about quality, per se, but...

I remember @AgentPete once said that comps should be along the lines of "readers of X and Y will like my book." If that's the case, then it's all about marketing and where your book will sit in the bookshop; it's not about quality, per se, but...

what I'm reading: - Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Wallace & Burrows (2001) - Memory, 3rd edition by Baddeley, Eysenck & Anderson (2020) - Into the Woods - How stories work and why we tell them by John Yorke (2013) Gotham and...

New blog post by Sarit Elon Musk: The Genie or the Janitor of the Galaxy? Spring 1995. The Quad. University of Pennsylvania. The monthly meeting of Resident Advisors in the Quad Freshmen dorm has once again commenced without Elon Musk. The...

As I'm continuing to work on my various projects, I keep coming across comparables that I didn't enjoy reading. Is this an issue? I'm not supposed to critique them, am I? A zillion years ago, I was taught that the comparables section should...

Hi @BrianY I'm interested to know the answer to this too. The books I really love that I'd like to comp to in terms of style or voice are not necessarily where my book would fit for marketing. And I understand that it's the marketing hook that...

I am in awe of writers who casually pause and paint in a new character, detailed and without breaking the 3rd wall in the story. This is maybe slightly easier in first person, but 3rd person! It feels like I'm turning to the camera and...

I struggle with visuals, both as a writer and a reader. (If there's too much visual description, it's too much effort for me to see what the writer wants me to see). So I'm with @Sarit on letting character be conveyed through action and...

OK why not! TBH I don't describe my characters much, preferring the character to come out organically through actions.