Comments on: Postadolescent or “New Adult” Fiction http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/ Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes Sat, 19 May 2012 17:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: YA or Adult? | Heather Riffle http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-8636 YA or Adult? | Heather Riffle Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:16:50 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-8636 [...] Postadolescent or “New Adult” Fiction - even if you go to no other site, visit this one. [...] [...] Postadolescent or “New Adult” Fiction - even if you go to no other site, visit this one. [...]

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]]> By: Becca http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 Becca Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:16:29 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-8201 Thank you for this post! I'm a "New Adult" writer and I was told by agents that my writing was "commercial in style" and that my story idea was "marketable" ... BUT (there's always a but, right?) my story wasn't adult enough (could I add more sex and violence?) or young adult enough (could I put my character back to living at home and still in high school?) THEN my book would sell ... to them, anyway. But they weren't my audience. My book was New Adult and was intentionally written to be "in between". So maybe I didn't want traditional publishing bad enough or maybe I just wanted to stay true to my characters. I trusted my audience was out there. When I self-published my novel, I set the price at $2.99. In 2 weeks, I had over 200 sales. This is my 3rd week and I'm on track to sell 200 in this week alone. No, it's no block buster help. Fine, maybe a traditional publisher would have done better. But let's be realistic--a lot of traditional books aren't selling 100-200 copies a week right now, and they have the marketing team that I do not. So to say that no one is interested in New Adult (as has been the word around the web) or that there's no market for it ... is SILLY! There is clearly a market for it. There are readers who are looking for this ... and obviously they are having such a hard time finding it that they'll even resort to spending money on my "amateur" offering. Publishers might get to dictate bestsellers (by spending thousands of dollars on marketing) but when it comes to the natural interests of the markets, I think St Martin's Press is one of the few places being innovative by trying to cater to this existing-but-uncatered-to market. There will be resistance, of course, but I'll bite my tongue on the reasons why. I'll say this: keep up the good work. Thank you for this post! I’m a “New Adult” writer and I was told by agents that my writing was “commercial in style” and that my story idea was “marketable” … BUT (there’s always a but, right?) my story wasn’t adult enough (could I add more sex and violence?) or young adult enough (could I put my character back to living at home and still in high school?) THEN my book would sell … to them, anyway.

But they weren’t my audience. My book was New Adult and was intentionally written to be “in between”. So maybe I didn’t want traditional publishing bad enough or maybe I just wanted to stay true to my characters. I trusted my audience was out there.

When I self-published my novel, I set the price at $2.99. In 2 weeks, I had over 200 sales. This is my 3rd week and I’m on track to sell 200 in this week alone. No, it’s no block buster help. Fine, maybe a traditional publisher would have done better. But let’s be realistic–a lot of traditional books aren’t selling 100-200 copies a week right now, and they have the marketing team that I do not.

So to say that no one is interested in New Adult (as has been the word around the web) or that there’s no market for it … is SILLY! There is clearly a market for it. There are readers who are looking for this … and obviously they are having such a hard time finding it that they’ll even resort to spending money on my “amateur” offering.

Publishers might get to dictate bestsellers (by spending thousands of dollars on marketing) but when it comes to the natural interests of the markets, I think St Martin’s Press is one of the few places being innovative by trying to cater to this existing-but-uncatered-to market. There will be resistance, of course, but I’ll bite my tongue on the reasons why. I’ll say this: keep up the good work.

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]]> By: Taking the Bait — Siding with “New Adult” | Rebecca Hamilton Books http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-8200 Taking the Bait — Siding with “New Adult” | Rebecca Hamilton Books Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:14:16 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-8200 [...] from Uncreated Conscience: Postadolescent or “New Adult” Fiction [...] [...] from Uncreated Conscience: Postadolescent or “New Adult” Fiction [...]

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]]> By: The Forty-Seven Words of the Broken Girl Twinbook | The fiction of London Crockett http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-5362 The Forty-Seven Words of the Broken Girl Twinbook | The fiction of London Crockett Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:35:25 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-5362 [...] Jae-Jones, editorial assistant and writer blogged on the difference between YA and adult fiction: “This often comes down to voice. There is a [...] [...] Jae-Jones, editorial assistant and writer blogged on the difference between YA and adult fiction: “This often comes down to voice. There is a [...]

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]]> By: Links for…whatever this week is. Mid-December. « http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Links for…whatever this week is. Mid-December. « Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:50:12 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-2910 [...] on the back I’m just going to link it here because it’s awesome and always helpful: YA, Adult, and New Adult, and what makes a book any of those [...] [...] on the back I’m just going to link it here because it’s awesome and always helpful: YA, Adult, and New Adult, and what makes a book any of those [...]

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]]> By: Janet Towsend http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Janet Towsend Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:08:53 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-2044 What a great design you have! your web site posts are quite useful too! Thanks :-D What a great design you have! your web site posts are quite useful too! Thanks :-D

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]]> By: “New Adult” Fiction | Kait Nolan http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 “New Adult” Fiction | Kait Nolan Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:02:06 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-1684 [...] yesterday I came across a post on Twitter talking about Postadolescent or “New Adult” fiction.  Hooray!  There’s a TERM for the thing that I want!  And while the author notes a lack of [...] [...] yesterday I came across a post on Twitter talking about Postadolescent or “New Adult” fiction.  Hooray!  There’s a TERM for the thing that I want!  And while the author notes a lack of [...]

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]]> By: I Need YOU! « Deadline Dames http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 I Need YOU! « Deadline Dames Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:01:00 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-1661 [...] 1) What would you say is the average, common age for UF female protagonists? I know this can vary widely, but still… I’d say that mid-twenties is pretty common. But do you see younger main characters in urban fantasy? How would you feel about reading a book marketed as ‘adult’ rather than YA, with a protagonist who is… say… 21? That almost falls into the difficult ‘gap’ between YA and adult, I’d say – kinda like “new adult” fiction. [...] [...] 1) What would you say is the average, common age for UF female protagonists? I know this can vary widely, but still… I’d say that mid-twenties is pretty common. But do you see younger main characters in urban fantasy? How would you feel about reading a book marketed as ‘adult’ rather than YA, with a protagonist who is… say… 21? That almost falls into the difficult ‘gap’ between YA and adult, I’d say – kinda like “new adult” fiction. [...]

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]]> By: zerodaysoft http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 zerodaysoft Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:44:09 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-1252 Charming idea Charming idea

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]]> By: writing resolutions and this fangle-dangle new genre i find intriguing « lyndsey d. http://sjaejones.com/blog/2009/postadolescent-or-new-adult-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-886 writing resolutions and this fangle-dangle new genre i find intriguing « lyndsey d. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:14:30 +0000 http://sjaejones.com/?p=3082#comment-886 [...] Jae Jones, editorial assistant at St. Martin’s Press has posted an explanation to the new adult genre on her blog, using examples! [...] [...] Jae Jones, editorial assistant at St. Martin’s Press has posted an explanation to the new adult genre on her blog, using examples! [...]

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