Hello everyone. My name is Tiger, and I write urban fantasy.
...sort of.
These days, I find urban fantasy usually means a couple of things. A female protag, first person perspective, and some interpersonal relationship conflicts in contrast with the MC's professional, kick butt persona. There are some exceptions at least in regards to the gender of the protag (I'm looking at you, Dresden Files) but not very many.
So when I tell you my novel is about two male former Delta force operatives who get divine powers and then have to battle a snake handling cult for control of the Pacific Northwest, you may start to see my problem. I heard a term the other day: epic urban fantasy. I feel like that might be a bit closer to what I am doing. It's written in third person limited, and the world is intended as quite detailed and grows more and more expansive over the course of the tale. (two books that run parallel are finished or nearly so, one by my coauthor) While there are some relationship conflicts, they aren't of the variety I usually see in current urban fantasy. (mine include an affair and an abusive spouse)
My question then becomes a question about audience. More specifically, what is it? I feel as though when I say urban fantasy, it implies a lot of things my novel ISN'T. I'm looking to expand my social networks so they don't consist solely of other writers. I want to reach readers. I suppose the simplest thing to do here is ask if YOU would read a novel with this premise. If so, what type of books do you usually gravitate towards? Would you feel as though you didn't get what you paid for, if you grabbed my book out of the urban fantasy section?
Thanks everyone. I appreciate any and all responses!
...sort of.
These days, I find urban fantasy usually means a couple of things. A female protag, first person perspective, and some interpersonal relationship conflicts in contrast with the MC's professional, kick butt persona. There are some exceptions at least in regards to the gender of the protag (I'm looking at you, Dresden Files) but not very many.
So when I tell you my novel is about two male former Delta force operatives who get divine powers and then have to battle a snake handling cult for control of the Pacific Northwest, you may start to see my problem. I heard a term the other day: epic urban fantasy. I feel like that might be a bit closer to what I am doing. It's written in third person limited, and the world is intended as quite detailed and grows more and more expansive over the course of the tale. (two books that run parallel are finished or nearly so, one by my coauthor) While there are some relationship conflicts, they aren't of the variety I usually see in current urban fantasy. (mine include an affair and an abusive spouse)
My question then becomes a question about audience. More specifically, what is it? I feel as though when I say urban fantasy, it implies a lot of things my novel ISN'T. I'm looking to expand my social networks so they don't consist solely of other writers. I want to reach readers. I suppose the simplest thing to do here is ask if YOU would read a novel with this premise. If so, what type of books do you usually gravitate towards? Would you feel as though you didn't get what you paid for, if you grabbed my book out of the urban fantasy section?
Thanks everyone. I appreciate any and all responses!
