Deal Announcement as Comp Title?
Posted: May 11th, 2017, 9:59 am
A recent deal announced through Publisher's Marketplace sounds similar to the novel I'm finishing up R&Rs for. Of course I panicked, but a published writer friend claims it's a good thing because it shows the current market is ready for my book. I really can't imagine the book mentioned in the deal is anything like mine, but because the boiled down concepts are similar, would that be something to mention in a query letter? i.e. "My book would appeal to fans of ****, and the upcoming ****, recently sold to Big5Publishing." Is that stepping on agents toes by making that connection for them? Or would it be good to point out the interest for this kind of book in the current market?
Thank you, Nathan!
Thank you, Nathan!