STATUS: Started out the week with 354 emails in the inbox after being out for RT. Only 203 to go. Progress!
What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? TUFF ENUF by Fabulous Thunderbirds
Does it say anything about trends? Probably not but just in case you are curious, here are the types of projects I requested.
2 paranormal adult romances
1 contemporary adult romance
3 women’s fiction projects
1 SF romance (haven’t seen one of these in a while–kind of excited!)
1 SF (but not a romance)
2 contemporary YA
2 paranormal romance YA (I have to be honest, this genre is getting to be a tough sell to editors who have seen nothing but this for the last two years.)
And my sincere apologies to anyone that I had to turned down during the Palooza. When it’s a speed dating format like that, I do have to say no to projects that don’t grab me immediately to reduce the amount of material we receive and have to review. We requested 12 projects but I had over 25 pitches that day. That’s a lot in 90 minutes.
Tags: romance, science fiction, young adult
I am happy any time I see so much much SF requested, even if I didn’t participate. It just seems so few of the blogging agents are really into it!
Not a bad ratio, really. Did you hear some fantasy pitches but you simply didn’t request them, or were there no fantasy pitches?
So much for 90 minutes indeed! Still, 12 is a good number, I like that number. I second Carmen’s question about the fantasy pitches 🙂
We know YA paranormal romance is really saturated. Does the same apply to YA supernaturals or urban fantasies that contain the teen-required romantic subplot? Speaking of the romantic subplot, does it HAVE to be a triangle? I’m weary of teen love triangles in books, but I also want my novel to sell.
Interesting that there are no pure fantasy works on the list, only paranormal.
I think it’s just me but I tend to rebel against trends, anyway. 🙂
How about a woman’s memoir… for your woman’s fiction?? I wish, still working on it. Thank you for your blog… it keeps me going when I get frustrated.
I’m curious about the “no fantasy” too. Or YA non-romantic fantasy. Was there just nothing like that pitched that clicked with you, or is this not selling?
Sorry, I’m new here. What exactly is Pitch-A-Palooza? I googled it and ended up with a reference to what appeared to be a softball tournament.
I understand it’s over, but it would be a nice reference for next year.
I pitched mine to Kristin as a YA Urban Fantasy (the romance is a subplot, no HEA) and she did request it, so perhaps I’m lumped in with the YA Romance? 🙂