Oops, one more question! If I were to comp my book to something huge like I'm Glad My Mom Died along with two regular books, would an agent automatically assume I didn't do my comp research? Specifically, I'd like to say the mother-daughter relationship dynamic is similar to that of my story (not just comp the entire book), but I worry t…
Oops, one more question! If I were to comp my book to something huge like I'm Glad My Mom Died along with two regular books, would an agent automatically assume I didn't do my comp research? Specifically, I'd like to say the mother-daughter relationship dynamic is similar to that of my story (not just comp the entire book), but I worry too many people use I'm Glad My Mom Died as a comp and it'll make my query more likely to be rejected.
FWIW I think this is extra ok in your situation because you’re framing WHY you’re using it and how it fits (plus including other titles) so it won’t seem like you just picked a big seller because it’s big -- and it illuminates something about your book, too. (Which sounds super good!)
Oops, one more question! If I were to comp my book to something huge like I'm Glad My Mom Died along with two regular books, would an agent automatically assume I didn't do my comp research? Specifically, I'd like to say the mother-daughter relationship dynamic is similar to that of my story (not just comp the entire book), but I worry too many people use I'm Glad My Mom Died as a comp and it'll make my query more likely to be rejected.
FWIW I think this is extra ok in your situation because you’re framing WHY you’re using it and how it fits (plus including other titles) so it won’t seem like you just picked a big seller because it’s big -- and it illuminates something about your book, too. (Which sounds super good!)
Using a big comp won’t get you automatically rejected. Use it if it fits!