Newbie writers are often advised not to “write to the market”, and to write what excites them instead. I believe I’ve seen advice like that from you here. But when trying to snag an agent, they always ask, “What recent books is your work like? What readers will your novel appeal to?” Should a writer seriously reply, “I couldn’t find the novels I wanted to read, so I wrote one, and therefore I can’t tell you what its market might be”? Is there a better way to convince them to take a look? Asking for a friend.
Nobody ever asked me those questions. But you can always answer b) with “smart readers who are craving something different”.
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