For NaNo, I wrote a funny middle grade novel about a homunculus that escapes his wizard by jumping through a rift into the human world.
It came out great, and I want to maximize my chances of landing an agent with it.
The problem is I have five POV's.
I have Colby, the overweight, overly-excitable kid who dreams of being a producer and is never without his camcorder.
And then there's Karen, fourteen-year-old disaffected goth girl. She consented to be filmed for Colby's next documentary.
Hugo is an escaped homunculus who hangs out with the kids for safety. He gets into detective flicks, steals the costume off a McGruff doll, and starts trying to be a private eye.
Drematious Grimwald, Wizard Third Rank (known as Dim Drem): he's furious with Hugo and pursues him into the human world. He brought his three best wands, but left his mercy at home.
And finally, Kinterlus Yaghaven, (Kint) Wizard of the First Rank, darling (and class bully) of the Royal Academy of Wizarding and Bookkeeping. He ends up accidentally following Drem into our world.
The story is in 3rd person limited and changes between all five POV's. (This is how we see what everyone is up to when they are split up - very necessary to the story) I worry that this many POV's might scare off some middle grade agents.
Do you think that a great story can trump this? Or will it hurt my chances so much that I really should find a way around it? Or would you stop reading at the title: Hugo Homunculus ?
It came out great, and I want to maximize my chances of landing an agent with it.
The problem is I have five POV's.
I have Colby, the overweight, overly-excitable kid who dreams of being a producer and is never without his camcorder.
And then there's Karen, fourteen-year-old disaffected goth girl. She consented to be filmed for Colby's next documentary.
Hugo is an escaped homunculus who hangs out with the kids for safety. He gets into detective flicks, steals the costume off a McGruff doll, and starts trying to be a private eye.
Drematious Grimwald, Wizard Third Rank (known as Dim Drem): he's furious with Hugo and pursues him into the human world. He brought his three best wands, but left his mercy at home.
And finally, Kinterlus Yaghaven, (Kint) Wizard of the First Rank, darling (and class bully) of the Royal Academy of Wizarding and Bookkeeping. He ends up accidentally following Drem into our world.
The story is in 3rd person limited and changes between all five POV's. (This is how we see what everyone is up to when they are split up - very necessary to the story) I worry that this many POV's might scare off some middle grade agents.
Do you think that a great story can trump this? Or will it hurt my chances so much that I really should find a way around it? Or would you stop reading at the title: Hugo Homunculus ?
