If you are like me and you chose to write a novel in a saturated market, you may be familiar with this problem. Say you have the next perfect vampire or a dystopian novel Then you are probably faced with agents and publishers who explicitly state no vampires, werewolves, demons angels and dystopian.
Face It
If every Hollywood movie and TV show has the same theme as your novel or has explored it, then you probably are writing in a bloated area.
The Bar Is Higher
When there are so many novels out there with the same theme your writing and plot is expected to supersede novels with the same theme that have come before it. Agents and publishers can't continue to sell cloned novels.
What to do?
In my case, both my novels are paranormal. One airs on the light side because it might be demons or just the result of my main characters hallucinations since he has a mental illness. The other however, explores worlds people have been writing about for some time now angels and demons. It can be a bummer when I see agents who want paranormal, fantasy or urban fantasy stories, but then state no angels or demons. Well, that blows, since one of my main characters is an evil fallen angel wanting to start the great tribulation. …show more content…
This is my last resort if I have no success in the next six months and I've sent out over 100 queries and no agent or publisher is willing to take it on. Sometimes self publishing can do a novel more justice. Why? Sometimes the right audience is online and will download it digitally versus those who would go to a bookstore and buy it. It is something I never considered, but as millennial writing millennial characters with colorful language and personalities it may not be quite what traditional publishers or their loyal reading audience are looking for. I also run a Youtube channel so it may be more accessible to my subscribers. Anyone with a bit of a platform on social media it may work better
Face It
If every Hollywood movie and TV show has the same theme as your novel or has explored it, then you probably are writing in a bloated area.
The Bar Is Higher
When there are so many novels out there with the same theme your writing and plot is expected to supersede novels with the same theme that have come before it. Agents and publishers can't continue to sell cloned novels.
What to do?
In my case, both my novels are paranormal. One airs on the light side because it might be demons or just the result of my main characters hallucinations since he has a mental illness. The other however, explores worlds people have been writing about for some time now angels and demons. It can be a bummer when I see agents who want paranormal, fantasy or urban fantasy stories, but then state no angels or demons. Well, that blows, since one of my main characters is an evil fallen angel wanting to start the great tribulation. …show more content…
This is my last resort if I have no success in the next six months and I've sent out over 100 queries and no agent or publisher is willing to take it on. Sometimes self publishing can do a novel more justice. Why? Sometimes the right audience is online and will download it digitally versus those who would go to a bookstore and buy it. It is something I never considered, but as millennial writing millennial characters with colorful language and personalities it may not be quite what traditional publishers or their loyal reading audience are looking for. I also run a Youtube channel so it may be more accessible to my subscribers. Anyone with a bit of a platform on social media it may work better