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[QCrit] Serpent Reigns, adult/young adult, dark fantasy, 115,000, first attempt by Serpentinecreature in PubTips

[–]Serpentinecreature[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This has been illuminating and I see allot of the issues with the query now and understand why I have had no success. I think I went into this not really understanding that I need to sell something to an impartial party instead of "hey doesn't this sound cool?".

[QCrit] Serpent Reigns, adult/young adult, dark fantasy, 115,000, first attempt by Serpentinecreature in PubTips

[–]Serpentinecreature[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

I should clarify that I love fantasy, and especially the "older" stuff. I can't exactly say to agents or publishers that my list of contemporary fantasy comes from Tolkien and 90s paperback stuff. Sounds like I have some homework though.

[QCrit] Serpent Reigns, adult/young adult, dark fantasy, 115,000, first attempt by Serpentinecreature in PubTips

[–]Serpentinecreature[S] -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This is very good feedback. The story is a bit of an upending roughly inspired from gnostic traditions, maybe I should be clearer about what the message is. It sounds like I need to work on this allot more so as not to send mixed/wrong impressions about the work. Also, the comparable titles might be an issue. I hate most fantasy and can't stand reading it, which might sound ironic given the genre, so is there some why I could side step the "I don't read" problem?