tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post1517906005994980516..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Should You Comp?Dena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-74158288347021433252013-12-18T06:51:37.791-06:002013-12-18T06:51:37.791-06:00I have a hard time coming up with comps. What I...I have a hard time coming up with comps. What I've been doing lately though is using the --readers of this author and that author would enjoy my book-- type of thing. It feels safer doing it that way.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-9171188055974731392013-12-17T11:42:38.498-06:002013-12-17T11:42:38.498-06:00Great post! Additional insight I have gleaned from...Great post! Additional insight I have gleaned from my own experience and from contests, workshops, agent feedback are these:<br />Use at least one current example in your genre. Comparing a YA to Lord of the Rings meets Narnia ignores the current market of YA fantasies and may reveal that (unintentionally) to the agent. Saying Narnia meets Cinder for example, works better.<br />I've seen more and more movie reference; agents seem to be mixed on this. If you compare to a movie, I suggest also making sure one of the examples is a non-movie current book. <br /><br />In the end for me, I ditched the comparison titles because I couldn't find the right ones. It worked out for me, but they can definitely be helpful so long as you aren't saying "my book is the next Twlight/Harry Potter/Hunger Games" and "this book will appeal to everyone across all genres and age groups." Just don't go there.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-84800107287403045442013-12-17T09:58:43.439-06:002013-12-17T09:58:43.439-06:00Another thing comps are useful for is conveying to...Another thing comps are useful for is conveying tone--if you have a "young adult fantasy," that still covers a lot of ground. Is it dark, like Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series or Brenna Yovanoff's The Replacement? Or is it more tongue-in-cheek? Comps can be a great way to get more mileage out of the short word count in a query.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.com