http://www.superheronation.com/2009/10/31/novel-writing-tips-of-the-day-how-to-deal-with-supernatural-elements/ How to write a superhero book, comic book or superhero novel and get it published Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.superheronation.com/2009/10/31/novel-writing-tips-of-the-day-how-to-deal-with-supernatural-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-45410 B. Mac Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:43:50 +0000 http://www.superheronation.com/?p=4769#comment-45410 I should probably add that this problem is less serious for readers than publisher's assistants. In a bookstore, readers have many ways to know that the book has magic, vampires or whatever. For example, the cover, the backcover summary, the title, its location in the store, etc. But the publisher's assistant or agent evaluating your manuscript may not have such information at her disposal. She may launch into the sample chapters without reading the query letter and synopsis first. <br /> ... <br /> Please see also <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPCn6hzQxaQ rel="nofollow">Holly Lisle and the Case of the Exploding Cat</a>, which covers a similar topic. <br /> I should probably add that this problem is less serious for readers than publisher’s assistants. In a bookstore, readers have many ways to know that the book has magic, vampires or whatever. For example, the cover, the backcover summary, the title, its location in the store, etc. But the publisher’s assistant or agent evaluating your manuscript may not have such information at her disposal. She may launch into the sample chapters without reading the query letter and synopsis first.

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Please see also Holly Lisle and the Case of the Exploding Cat, which covers a similar topic.

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