Query question

Wesley Smith · Mar 27, 2008

Okay, here's a dumb question.

I'm ready to start sending out query letters, but I don't know how to refer to my book. Should I call it my Young Adult (capitalized) novel, my young adult novel, or my YA novel?

reenkam · Mar 27, 2008

I go by whichever looks best (though I never say Young Adult)

Usually (as in probably 90%+ of the time) I'll do YA because if they rep YA they know what it means.

Lisa McMann · Mar 28, 2008

Wesley Smith said:
Okay, here's a dumb question.

I'm ready to start sending out query letters, but I don't know how to refer to my book. Should I call it my Young Adult (capitalized) novel, my young adult novel, or my YA novel?

Hi Wesley,

I always wrote it out -- young adult, no caps, just like you wouldn't cap "fantasy" or "paranormal" or "children's picture book."

Good luck on your querying!

Carrie R. · Mar 29, 2008

I always wrote "70,000-word post-apocalyptic zombie novel targeted to the young adult market," though a few times I would open saying that I'd read on Agent Query that they were looking for young adult fiction and might therefore be interested in my book.

Query question

Wesley Smith

reenkam

aka cupcake

Lisa McMann

Carrie R.

Procrastinating, clearly