My question has to do with a proposal I am writing for a manuscript about a friend of mine, a bio told in first person. I asked around this site, I thought I'd try here as well.
My question is how do I classify the book with other books that I have to compare to for the proposal? The book about my friend is kind of hard to classify: an adopted black American boy who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, but without the usual gang story. (Antione Fisher but without the abuse) Then it's a coming of age story about a classically trained pianist who dreamt of breaking into Hollywood, but only getting as far as crashing Hollywood parties. (A sort of Six Degrees of Separation)
Should I look for books with a series of themes and pitch it in my proposal? Or, do I have to classify the book in one fell swoop and then hope to find books that are the same?
Hope this question makes sense to you. Thank you.
My question is how do I classify the book with other books that I have to compare to for the proposal? The book about my friend is kind of hard to classify: an adopted black American boy who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, but without the usual gang story. (Antione Fisher but without the abuse) Then it's a coming of age story about a classically trained pianist who dreamt of breaking into Hollywood, but only getting as far as crashing Hollywood parties. (A sort of Six Degrees of Separation)
Should I look for books with a series of themes and pitch it in my proposal? Or, do I have to classify the book in one fell swoop and then hope to find books that are the same?
Hope this question makes sense to you. Thank you.
