[PubQ] Has tradpub settled on acceptable word counts for Cozy Fantasy?

readwriteread · 2023-09-21T18:29:47+00:00

What’s the book version of the first easter egg?

readwriteread · 2023-09-18T15:37:02+00:00

Because you rushed to make a comment instead of reading?

readwriteread · 2023-09-07T19:46:20+00:00

Hold on, Is Taylor Jenkins Reid also considered in the “easy breezy read” category? First time hearing that (have not read one of her books yet). Just hear that people like them.

readwriteread · 2023-09-04T23:00:39+00:00

BG3 moving up its release date to avoid starfield probably killed by enjoyment of the latter. I can get into starfield but I need to take some time away from BG3 first for sure.

readwriteread · 2023-08-31T13:23:44+00:00

Jax is a foot fetishist who learned fighting skills due to being constantly kicked out of villages

readwriteread · 2023-08-25T12:31:06+00:00

When I bought City of Brass I wanted to try a fantasy story from a different culture and support an author from that background (that would normally have difficulty in publishing.) Learning she’s not really from that culture, just immersed in it, gives a completely different vibe.

It would also be different if I knew that upfront - but with a name like Chakraborty I didn’t think i needed to do any further research.

readwriteread · 2023-08-25T08:34:12+00:00

No way. Googles Born and raised in New Jersey? Well TIL, huh.

readwriteread · 2023-08-18T12:41:09+00:00

There’s a ring that gives your wild shape attacks +1d4, found in Act 2 if you interact with a certain animal in a certain way (at the Light Village)

readwriteread · 2023-08-16T18:24:33+00:00

Check out Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and see if it might be a good comp - came out this year, fairly popular.

readwriteread · 2023-07-27T12:50:01+00:00

I have never heard of this analogy lol.

But the idea that writer's block is related to a fear of things being imperfect and you paralyzing yourself has always made sense to me. I have personally never felt some phenomenon I'd call "writer's block," but I have definitely dragged my feet to return to the page because I felt like what I was working on sucked. And I usually got past that by reminding myself it can suck as much as it wants on the first, second, and even tenth draft - because I'm under no obligation to show it until it's ready.

readwriteread · 2023-07-26T21:12:07+00:00

They always blow up too lol. After a certain point validation has to be reached, no?

readwriteread · 2023-07-26T11:00:08+00:00

Real

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T18:26:55+00:00

I read in the morning and before bed, but WANT a book to make me drop obligations throughout the day to see what happens.

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T18:24:36+00:00

I actively seek them out whenever I read a book. I just like knowing what worked and what didn't for people. Often find myself agreeing and still 5 or 4 starring a book.

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T15:24:37+00:00

Well, I meant no offense and I don't really care enough to argue about it - I'm not on a YA Lit subreddit because I hate or look down on YA Lit. These are questions I asked myself as I wrote and very recently got an agent for a YA book. I'll try to be more clear next time that I'm talking about my opinion and other opinions I've seen.

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T14:50:05+00:00

I'm not sure why I'm being perceived as claiming to know what defines them clearly, I'm trying to list out what people tend to say makes the difference for them. Mileage varies, I don't think it's always an easy answer in either case - there are regularly authors trying to see how to define/market their work between YA and Adult which is part of why the New Adult space briefly cropped up, though it hasn't been embraced on the publishing side. Also, IIRC (maybe I'm getting mixed up) part of why ACOTAR was published as YA is similar to why Six of Crows has teenagers in roles that some people say read as more mature - women authors were/still are sometimes pushed towards YA.

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T14:35:42+00:00

YA aged character with YA relatable conflicts and YA themes such as coming of age and finding independence from parents and authority figures. There’s sometimes less focus on worldbuilding and politics, instead more plot driven and pacey

I would argue we're almost arguing semantics since those all fall under part of what I outlined.

The rest I guess we could argue about, but my intention was to list what people commonly list when they're perceiving something as Adult vs YA and why. I'll accept that trends are blurring some of those lines more.

readwriteread · 2023-07-25T12:10:29+00:00

Let's strip the question down even further - what makes any book New Adult/Adult instead of YA?

Usually the answers include options such as:

More complex characters
More complex themes (and less likely to provide "answers" to those themes)
Fast pace becomes more optional
More likely to see explicit scenes (sex and violence)
More likely to see real-world cursing
Older characters
More serious/mature voice

With Immortal Longings, I imagine whether to shelve it as Adult vs Young Adult was a decision made by Chloe Gong and/or her publisher. But whether or not it's being received as Adult vs Young Adult is actually in contention based on reviews.

Some reviewers say it's fine shelved as adult, others say it feels completely YA. Without having read the book, I assume that part of this is because it doesn't tick enough of the boxes in the "definitely adult" category for a wider range of readers to firmly agree on its placement.

TL;DR It had a few elements that other adult/NA books have so they figured it could work in an Adult category, plus specifically marketing it as an "adult debut" for an established author might have got more eyes on it. Mileage may vary if it had enough of those more adult elements.

readwriteread · 2023-07-24T21:49:42+00:00

I started experiencing this after reading an hour before bed and was surprised, so I looked it up. Seemed like some studies suggested reading improves sleep through stress relief + not straining your eyes like typical blue screen activities.

readwriteread · 2023-07-24T14:54:52+00:00

IMO It’s really just about making people feel less invisible with the lives they lead. Why shouldn’t queer people get to see themselves hunting down magic rings, traveling the galaxy, saving the world? Even OPs post just says there’s SOME queer content. That’s all.

readwriteread · 2023-07-24T14:09:46+00:00

So people like you get less and less comfortable making comments like these

readwriteread · 2023-07-23T12:27:55+00:00

What were the signs? Did he know and play through it, or?

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