she wants to be an author and she's done her first manuscript already, she's sending it to publishers soon. it's a children's book that starts off as chick lit, then becomes light fantasy, then adventure fantasy, then thriller fantasy... and then it's horror` fantasy. it's well written, she's talented, but - is there a market for something like that? those who want fantasy will not like the horror, and those who want hhorror will not like the fluffier parts. i want reassurance she's not wasting her time trying to get published
2006-09-10 02:53:40 · 5 answers · asked by norway101 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Well I say good for your friend and whatever the outcome, going through the process of trying to be published can be an education in itself that she can learn from and I would never call it a waste of time. As far as trying to put her material in a particular category, or genre - the lines can be a little fuzzy between different genres - let the professionals decide that. I am a vociferous reader, and I believe there is a market for what you have described so far. You say she is talented and the manuscript well written so give her all of the encouragement you can; you can't protect your friend from failure - we all fail sometimes. And if she does, be as supportive and positive as you can - tell her to get right back on that horse and try again. Most of us don't succeed the first time; and contrary to popular belief - that's not such a bad thing! How else do we learn or improve?
And your friend could also be successful first time out, who knows, it can happen - so, think positive.
At any rate you sound like a good friend; and I wish you both success.
2006-09-10 03:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by Scottie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say that you should encourage her in her goal. While there is a mix of genres in your friend's manuscript, that may be a good thing: it makes her manuscript appealing to a wider variety of readers, who may be more encouraged to pick it up if they see that there's a little bit of everything in it, even if the dominant genre is quite obviously fantasy.
As a matter of fact, there is nothing wrong with writing for the fantasy market, especially if it's geared towards children or young adults. A whole lot of books in a whole lot of genres have come out specifically geared for those age groups, and there is quite a lot of money to be had in them too.
All that remains is whether or not the publishing company will pick it up, and once that happens, it will be up to the marketing savvy of the same publishing house whether or not this venture meets with monetary success.
2006-09-10 11:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by sleepwalkingdreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? I *am* the market for that stuff...just kidding, but actually, the fantasy world is in the process of going HUGE and stepping over genre boundaries--has been slowly heading that way for about ten years now. The catchall term for this sort of thing is "speculative fiction", which can include any kind of fantasy up to sci-fi. Unless someone is truly genre-bound, most readers don't care so long as it's a good story.
(For the record, horror/dark fantasy is probably my favorite...)
2006-09-10 10:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend look what happened to JK Rowling, I bet in her wildest imagination, she never thought her Harry Potter books would be read by children and adults in 100's of different countries. She has got nothing to lose. If it doesn't hit the market at least she tried and if it does you will have a pretty famous friend.
2006-09-10 10:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well good question,i dont have a personal genre,if the cover looks cool,or i like what the back of the books says,ill read it,and usually the begging of books arent that great,so yeah i do believe people will read it,cause there expecting the begging to to suck,but if the beggings good,then even better
2006-09-10 10:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋