What if your book is a mixed-genre work, e.g., historical romance with a time-travel element like "Outlander." Is that spec fiction? Upmarket fiction? Historical romance? Seems many agents queried don't know where my novel "fits."
Zach Some of the best advice I've heard (and some of the only I've heard on the subject), is to write a bunch of movies in ONE genre, so that way you have a consistent body of work to prove that you're reliable.
Aaron Kaminski, agreed. But what I meant to express was where exactly would a screenwriter promote their work and where would you meet the right people? We all can't just write, upload to Blacklist, and hope the magic works in right?
Worse. Even your fifth novel is perceived by them as your debut because you are unpublished and you haven't managed to flash them with a query letter using a style they dictate. Kids thirty five years younger than you want to assure you go back to the mattresses. You will mature..
You can always return to your first book after five years, and then improve it so it is publishable.
What if your book is a mixed-genre work, e.g., historical romance with a time-travel element like "Outlander." Is that spec fiction? Upmarket fiction? Historical romance? Seems many agents queried don't know where my novel "fits."
If time travel is just one element, or one time event, Id say its still historical romance
Have you guys done a video on how to find an agent for screenwriter?
Zach Some of the best advice I've heard (and some of the only I've heard on the subject), is to write a bunch of movies in ONE genre, so that way you have a consistent body of work to prove that you're reliable.
Aaron Kaminski, agreed. But what I meant to express was where exactly would a screenwriter promote their work and where would you meet the right people? We all can't just write, upload to Blacklist, and hope the magic works in right?
It’s like a mind field out there I still not 100% which way to go traditional or self publishing 😱 Nanny💕K ⭐️👀🎶🤗⭐️
Great video, thanks!
Shout out to the olds! Is it wrong that I want to get published before I have actual jowls?
Glad 2 hear she reads Cormac McCarthy.
No agent decides anything on how well you write.
The assumption here is that the first book is no good.
Worse. Even your fifth novel is perceived by them as your debut because you are unpublished and you haven't managed to flash them with a query letter using a style they dictate. Kids thirty five years younger than you want to assure you go back to the mattresses. You will mature..
Too many authors, not enough paper
My queery wetter is weely well