Hello all, I'm writing my first fiction book, and I'm kind of having some trouble with the categorization. A little background first. I am 41, and when I was a kid, I'm not even sure YA was even a category, or if it was, it certainly was not as vast as it is now, with multitudes of sub-genres. As a 16 year old boy, I read a lot of "Men's Adventure" series that featured heavily idealized adults (almost superheroes) getting into lots of fights and kicking ass. (Endworld by David Robbins) I didnt want to read about someone "like me" I wanted to read about people who were better than I was, that I wanted to be like, which of course is part of the reason comic books (which I also loved) are so popular.
So now, I'm writing a fantasy novel. I have the plot, the characters, magic system, world, relationships, pretty much everything, The characters of all genders are ridiculously over the top badasses, in an insanely vicious world. I'm just not too sure what category to put it in. The characters are adults, and there is violence, but no cursing, likely no sex (yet), and I dont antcipate it being more than 100K words or so. The themes revolve around family, legacy, sibling rivalry, sacrifice, and evolving to become a better person. In other words, it is about adults doing adult stuff, but I believe a 15-18 year old could easily handle it. On top of that, my writing style is not overly verbose, so it won't be over their head.
I'd appreciate any advice on how to categorize this, and I can fill in any additional needed details.
Thanks for the assistance!
So now, I'm writing a fantasy novel. I have the plot, the characters, magic system, world, relationships, pretty much everything, The characters of all genders are ridiculously over the top badasses, in an insanely vicious world. I'm just not too sure what category to put it in. The characters are adults, and there is violence, but no cursing, likely no sex (yet), and I dont antcipate it being more than 100K words or so. The themes revolve around family, legacy, sibling rivalry, sacrifice, and evolving to become a better person. In other words, it is about adults doing adult stuff, but I believe a 15-18 year old could easily handle it. On top of that, my writing style is not overly verbose, so it won't be over their head.
I'd appreciate any advice on how to categorize this, and I can fill in any additional needed details.
Thanks for the assistance!
