I enjoyed this! It’s rare I drag myself away from scrolling notes, but I’m glad I did. I don’t read much horror or YA, but this strikes me from first impression as a solidly Gen-X story. I feel like school-as-prison, outcast stories are a signature of that generation. I will try to read more!
Thank you. The answer to that is in Chapter 4, though I haven't decided if I'm going to post the other chapters or not. It seems that readers lose interest in serials and chapter books and I would hate to fill someone's inbox with posts they don't want.
It may be ya or adult fiction. Having read many ya books I feel that a large number are superior to most adult books. That being said a book is a book. If it is good it will get published. This story is engaging. Max is well defined and interesting in her thoughts and reactions. I am looking forward to reading more.
To me this reads like adult literary fiction. it’s very innovative and unlike anything I have read before. I wonder if it might be worth targeting a different audience? The Last House on Needless Street comes to mind as a comp which I think was Head of Zeus. Maybe check which agent represents this author also Bunny by Mona Awad.
I had a horrible time classifying this. I thought it was adult, too.
My first Beta readers were my son's 6th Grade teacher and one of her students, a 12 year old. The student made a point of telling me that she was glad that I didn't "dumb it down" because of her age. Her teacher agreed that it was young adult.
The developmental editor that I used (Bookfox) also said it was young adult but adults might enjoy it. The issue being that my protagonist is 9 years old which made him lump it into a younger category.
As far as publishing it, I think I'm going to go the self-publishing route after I get a good editor to fix my million mistakes.
I enjoyed this! It’s rare I drag myself away from scrolling notes, but I’m glad I did. I don’t read much horror or YA, but this strikes me from first impression as a solidly Gen-X story. I feel like school-as-prison, outcast stories are a signature of that generation. I will try to read more!
Thanks, Jeremy 😀. And yes, guilty as charged. Definitely Gen-Xer. We're angsty all the way.
Just a really solid read overall. I wonder what's the reasoning behind calling your readers "Penguin People".
Thank you. The answer to that is in Chapter 4, though I haven't decided if I'm going to post the other chapters or not. It seems that readers lose interest in serials and chapter books and I would hate to fill someone's inbox with posts they don't want.
There's always options. If you want, you can submit your manuscript to a publication! Some even self-publish on eKindle
It may be ya or adult fiction. Having read many ya books I feel that a large number are superior to most adult books. That being said a book is a book. If it is good it will get published. This story is engaging. Max is well defined and interesting in her thoughts and reactions. I am looking forward to reading more.
Those are kind words, thank you :)
To me this reads like adult literary fiction. it’s very innovative and unlike anything I have read before. I wonder if it might be worth targeting a different audience? The Last House on Needless Street comes to mind as a comp which I think was Head of Zeus. Maybe check which agent represents this author also Bunny by Mona Awad.
Thanks Derek 🐧💖
I love The Last House on Needless Street :)
I had a horrible time classifying this. I thought it was adult, too.
My first Beta readers were my son's 6th Grade teacher and one of her students, a 12 year old. The student made a point of telling me that she was glad that I didn't "dumb it down" because of her age. Her teacher agreed that it was young adult.
The developmental editor that I used (Bookfox) also said it was young adult but adults might enjoy it. The issue being that my protagonist is 9 years old which made him lump it into a younger category.
As far as publishing it, I think I'm going to go the self-publishing route after I get a good editor to fix my million mistakes.
I'm glad you liked it :)
It is an interesting read, just like some of your other short fiction stories.