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So I decided that I wanted to write a novel that I would like to read, so initially, I gave no thought to genre. Now that it is complete and I'm ready to query agents, I'm wondering what genre it fits into. The three main characters all have certain gifts--for example, my MC can teleport. The action takes place in "modern day" St. Louis and LA, but in the world of my book, a very small percentage of the population has these gifts, and they are a persecuted minority group. There is also a lot of hot and steamy bedroom business going on between the MC and her boyfriend and the MC and her girlfriend.
So my first thought is that this is urban fantasy, but it seems like true urban fantasy includes some kinds of creatures (werewolves, vampires, faeries, etc.). My book is creature-free, but does take place in contemporary cities. I was also wondering if the book could be pitched as paranormal romance since the novel is primarily character-driven and hinges on the relationship among these three characters. However, there is a lot of action going on at the end of the novel.
So, wise writers of UF, does this sound like an UF novel a PN novel, or some weird something else?
So my first thought is that this is urban fantasy, but it seems like true urban fantasy includes some kinds of creatures (werewolves, vampires, faeries, etc.). My book is creature-free, but does take place in contemporary cities. I was also wondering if the book could be pitched as paranormal romance since the novel is primarily character-driven and hinges on the relationship among these three characters. However, there is a lot of action going on at the end of the novel.
So, wise writers of UF, does this sound like an UF novel a PN novel, or some weird something else?
