I don't know if this is the right place to put it, but I don't know where else to put it.
How do comps work in query letters? Saying "readers of X will love this" seems trite. Is there a more... 'exciting' way of saying it?
Also, can you include comps that are a different age range? The book I'm editing right now has a lot of similarities with Alex Verus and The Dresden Files in terms of plot and narrator voice, but it's for a YA audience. Would it be appropriate/acceptable to say something like "Harry Dresden and Alex Verus come to the YA world blah blah blah" or "The Dresden Files and Alex Verus for the YA world"? Or should I scrap them as comps since they're adult fiction?
Query question: How do you include comps/what comps are appropriate to include?
How do comps work in query letters? Saying "readers of X will love this" seems trite. Is there a more... 'exciting' way of saying it?
Also, can you include comps that are a different age range? The book I'm editing right now has a lot of similarities with Alex Verus and The Dresden Files in terms of plot and narrator voice, but it's for a YA audience. Would it be appropriate/acceptable to say something like "Harry Dresden and Alex Verus come to the YA world blah blah blah" or "The Dresden Files and Alex Verus for the YA world"? Or should I scrap them as comps since they're adult fiction?
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