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Old 10-26-2010, 11:46 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Kemp View Post
Comparing and expressing the potential market is one thing that (supposedly) many agents like. As long as it's not, "This novel is the next Twilight, Harry Potter, and the Hunt for Red October all in one amazing package!"

Putting a simple comparison to another work, especially if it's an apt comparison to an author that the agent has represented, shows that the author has done research and understands his/her potential market.

Then again, every agent has quirks about what he/she likes. This also leads me to assume that, when they make this known, so many query-folk overdo it that they get sick of said quirk.
Yep. This particular publisher asked that any query should include information on where the book might fit in the market. And it can't hurt to show that you've done some homework :-)
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