Need help with your opinion, would you as a reader think there is a market for this kind of novel?
- Lukeru
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Need help with your opinion, would you as a reader think there is a market for this kind of novel?
I'm asking this question on behalf of my friend, she has been working on a novel (her very first) for quite some time now, and is almost finished with writing it. The problem now is that she suddenly is extremely insecure and unsure if anyone AT ALL (like, even a single person) would even be interested in reading the kind of novel she is writing. So to hopefully answer her question even in the tiniest bit, I'm asking this so that she can hopefully get a tiny bit of assurance.
Now to the kind of novel itself; it's an ebook, sort of slice of life fantasy drama novel that is rather dialogue heavy. It's more targeted towards younger audiences (teen-young adult) and looking to be ~60k words in length. Also the cover is rather anime-styled (but not extremely anime, a bit more realistic stylewise (also don't worry, it does look professional)).
Now the question is if you think that there is a market for this kind of novel and if there would be any people interested in this. Or maybe even if you yourself would say this is something that would interest you or that you would pick up (again, not promoting anything).
Any honest and helpful answers would mean a lot since this insecurity has been extremely hard on her laterly and it could really help a lot. (Also, in case you think that this question doesn't really fit here, would you have a suggestion on where it might?) Thank you for reading and have a good day/night.
- Eclecticmama
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If your friend has a heart for her story then yes yes yes pursue this to the end and try to get it published. The worst thing they can do is reject it. So many stories have been denied multiple times before someone else gave them a shot, and low and behold it turned out to be a hit. (Harry Potter series was one example if I'm not mistaken) Best of luck to her, and please don't let the insecurities win!
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im not a writer myself so i cant put myself into that situation but yeah like @Eclecticmama said good luck and dont give up. there is an audiance for this kinda kinda thing and good luck on finishing the writing and reaching said audiance!
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