Hi
I wrote my debut novel and then sold it to a publisher who classed it as 'new adult'. I'd never heard of this genre before. Their parametres for this specification were like all of the other publisher guidelines and descriptions I've seen since. Over my summer holiday I decided to read other new adult romances to get a feel for the genre. Most of the blurbs seemed to be about the same sort of issues: first serious relationships, angst at university, striking out on your own for the first time, first jobs ...more 18 - 25 year old angst...etc.
So my questions is, if you write romance novels with characters who are between 18 - 25, with none of the above issues, is it still a new adult romance? Or is it just 'adult romance'? On the one hand, the answer seems like 'yes, it's a new adult just because of their age' but it seems to me that there's more to it than age group. The books I looked at are all about (roughly) the same issues. So it also seems like it has to do with the particular problems that these protagonists face, no?
I'm trying to sort this out in my head, as I'm beginning my next romance with a protagonist who is 20 and a hero who's around 25, and from what I've read of new adult, my book only falls into this category because of the age group. So if I were to pitch this to a different publisher, I'm wondering if I should pitch it as new adult, or not.
Sorry so convoluted, any insights welcome!
I wrote my debut novel and then sold it to a publisher who classed it as 'new adult'. I'd never heard of this genre before. Their parametres for this specification were like all of the other publisher guidelines and descriptions I've seen since. Over my summer holiday I decided to read other new adult romances to get a feel for the genre. Most of the blurbs seemed to be about the same sort of issues: first serious relationships, angst at university, striking out on your own for the first time, first jobs ...more 18 - 25 year old angst...etc.
So my questions is, if you write romance novels with characters who are between 18 - 25, with none of the above issues, is it still a new adult romance? Or is it just 'adult romance'? On the one hand, the answer seems like 'yes, it's a new adult just because of their age' but it seems to me that there's more to it than age group. The books I looked at are all about (roughly) the same issues. So it also seems like it has to do with the particular problems that these protagonists face, no?
I'm trying to sort this out in my head, as I'm beginning my next romance with a protagonist who is 20 and a hero who's around 25, and from what I've read of new adult, my book only falls into this category because of the age group. So if I were to pitch this to a different publisher, I'm wondering if I should pitch it as new adult, or not.
Sorry so convoluted, any insights welcome!