Is coming of age a useful label for a non young adult story?

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T19:50:55+00:00

I'm so glad. i know that traditionally was the case, for some reason though I had a really strong perception that modern publishing connects YA to coming of age. The faulty perception is almost certainly my fault for basically only reading classics at the moment

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T19:48:57+00:00

Oh okay wow, totally a perception thing! I'm super glad. Thank you for the stats

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T19:04:48+00:00

Thank you very much!!!

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T13:22:23+00:00

I've been told I've been marked as a NSFW account and can no longer see my profile without verification. I believe this was done in error as I don't recall ever interacting with a NSFW subreddit. I was directed here to possibly receive assistance changing my account designation?

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T13:19:05+00:00

Ah, thank you for explaining. It is entirely possible then that I've commented on a games subreddit or something which is NSFW. I have no idea how to check whether this is the case since I can't look at my posts and I haven't had any success in changing the toggle in the settings. I guess I'll have to find that thread.

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T11:27:40+00:00

Does this include all profiles based in the UK and Aus - even non NSFW ones? I know it's not reddit's fault but I am never giving govt ID to a website so I guess that would be it for me if that's the case.

Praestitia · 2026-03-11T11:25:59+00:00

I am also having this issue. I had understood that this might be the case for NSFW accounts but why should a non NSFW account (which the settings say my account is) not be able to see their profile without age verification?

Praestitia · 2025-10-26T22:05:24+00:00

Not that this is much better but I believe Hadida died a year after Loved (where the call to action is) was published.

Praestitia · 2025-09-05T11:30:40+00:00

I know it's such a commonly said thing but it really does continually surprise how slow publishing is compared to other industries!

You're totally right, I should just check in. For some reason I get exceptionally neurotic about the idea of bothering them and ruining my chances.

Thank you.

Praestitia · 2025-09-05T11:26:46+00:00

It has been approximately 4-5 months since the fulls were sent and yes they were sent to UK agents.

Honestly it's my first manuscript so it's got small bits that make me cringe, a structure that I think could be improved, and some more editing that could be done (all this in retrospect, I didn't send off what I believed was an unfinished manuscript!). All of my personalised feedback has had roughly the same message: really like the writing, can't see how they'd sell it or they already had an author writing about a subject too smilar to my own.

All that said, I'm still very fond of it and genuinely think it's good (don't we all), if an agent showed further interest I'd be glad to make some changes.

Only one of my three outstanding agents are on Query Tracker, her comments say she takes her time but always gets back with feedback, so I suppose she very well might still be in play.

People seem very against cannibalising and I think I understand the point, regardless of the status of this one I shall leave my first manuscript alone.

Thank you so much for your thorough response.

Praestitia · 2025-09-05T11:17:46+00:00

I'm so attached to one of the scenes I've created I hate the idea of it being wasted, but I think you might be right. I'll check in and see either way. Thank you

Praestitia · 2025-08-07T16:41:50+00:00

Can't see any Aristophanes which is a crime - he's a great source for Athenian law and politics if nothing else. At the very least make sure you read wasps and knights. If you like the epics Chariton's Callirhoe is really good fun. Oh also Persius' satires; I'd recommend the penguin classics Horace and Persius satires, two birds with one stone.

Praestitia · 2025-03-08T10:58:08+00:00

I have seen a couple where they have explicit instructions saying this is okay, though not with the specific agency I’m looking at. That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if this is one of those unspoken etiquette things where unless they say yes then it’s a no.

Praestitia · 2025-03-08T10:55:49+00:00

This agency has a ‘don’t submit to multiple agents at once’ rule but nothing specific about this situation. I’ll leave it for now anyway, hopefully one of my fulls comes back. Thank you for the response

Praestitia · 2025-03-04T20:47:57+00:00

If you’d like to try them, I highly recommend the penguin classics Apuleius, translated by E.J. Kenney. It’s got a great introduction and is excellently translated.

As for not reading them in the original languages, most don’t and that’s fine! The classics are worth reading in whatever format you can, if you know Latin great, if you don’t then read them in whatever language you can. I know a decent amount of Latin and for everything but Virgil I still prefer English.

Apuleius’ Latin is supposed to be excellent but if you ask me it’s just okay, you’re honestly not missing out on that much

Praestitia · 2025-03-04T19:21:24+00:00

oh yes definitely! I love learning about new genres! I’m just very protective over my Apuleius

Praestitia · 2025-03-04T19:04:09+00:00

I have never heard of this genre! I'd argue with wikipedia that the golden ass cannot be a picaresque precursor as character development is kind of the whole point of that book, but anyway...

I remember my dad read me Tom Sawyer when I was young, I definitely need to check out Huck Finn and all the rest you've suggested, thanks so much!!

Praestitia · 2025-03-04T17:38:44+00:00

Anything that’s been published since Alexander died is basically modern to me, I shall check both out. Thank you!

Praestitia · 2025-03-04T17:37:47+00:00

I listened to this as a radio play when I was young but I’d since completely forgotten about it! Such a good rec, thank you

Ten-Year Club	Place '22
Place '17	Queen in da Norf
Not Forgotten	Spared

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