Question About Query
Posted: November 18th, 2010, 7:13 pm
I'm in the process of editing a book that's sort of like the Wonder Spot, only the events are more connected. It spans 12-13 years and I'm wondering how I would go about querying it. I know queries focus on specific problems but I can't think of one specific thing that would stand out. The book starts when the protagonist is six and ends when they're twentish, so I was going to query it under New Adult.
There are so many books out there right now about Generation Y people doing nothing, aka And The Heart Says Whatever, and I don't want this to just be one of those books. I have many conflicts and issues in the novel, but which one do you guys think would stand out best in the query? I'd appreciate any feedback.
-> Protagonist was left with Aunt by mother for 4 years, mother returns and acts as if nothing happens. Mother has many boyfriends and has had three divorces. Therefor protagonist doesn't want to end up like mother, although protagonist looks just like mother. Protagonist turns into a person they never wanted to be by trying so hard not to be mother.
-> Protagonist doesn't get along well with parents, especially father who doesn't visit very often. The father is white, mother is black - protagonist has lived with mother's family - therefor protagonist feels very out of place with father.
-> Not able to commit to real relationship.
-> Friends grow up and get lives, protagonist struggles to do so.
There are so many books out there right now about Generation Y people doing nothing, aka And The Heart Says Whatever, and I don't want this to just be one of those books. I have many conflicts and issues in the novel, but which one do you guys think would stand out best in the query? I'd appreciate any feedback.
-> Protagonist was left with Aunt by mother for 4 years, mother returns and acts as if nothing happens. Mother has many boyfriends and has had three divorces. Therefor protagonist doesn't want to end up like mother, although protagonist looks just like mother. Protagonist turns into a person they never wanted to be by trying so hard not to be mother.
-> Protagonist doesn't get along well with parents, especially father who doesn't visit very often. The father is white, mother is black - protagonist has lived with mother's family - therefor protagonist feels very out of place with father.
-> Not able to commit to real relationship.
-> Friends grow up and get lives, protagonist struggles to do so.