I had a fantasy novel previously published as a YA book, with the mc being 15 years old. I always pictured it being a younger YA book, but once it started getting reviews the general consensus was that it read more like a MG book. When I tried requesting reviews from MG reviewers, I was told 15 was too old for a mc in a MG book, which I generally know to be true. The book is now out of print and I'm still trying to decide whether I want to try and find a new home for it or self-publish it - but that's a whole other discussion in itself and I'd rather focus on switching from YA to MG right now.
I think I could easily change the mc's age to 13 - would this be young enough to be considered upper MG? The main reason I wanted the mc to be 15 originally is because there is a little bit of romance, and I know my 13 year old self was not interested in boys at all...but everyone is different and times are changing?
There is little else I would need to change besides when first mentioning her age, it would say 13 instead of 15. I would also change her LI from 15 to 13, so they'd still be the same age. The mc also has two friends and a younger sister, who's ages might be adjusted, but it would still work.
If I do re-publish, I heard that if you use the same title and author name, your reviews from Amazon/Goodreads will transfer over. If I made this small change, would it be okay to use the same title so I can transfer my reviews?
Has anyone had similar experiences of re-publishing the same book with minor changes? Or in this case, switching it from YA to MG??
I think I could easily change the mc's age to 13 - would this be young enough to be considered upper MG? The main reason I wanted the mc to be 15 originally is because there is a little bit of romance, and I know my 13 year old self was not interested in boys at all...but everyone is different and times are changing?
There is little else I would need to change besides when first mentioning her age, it would say 13 instead of 15. I would also change her LI from 15 to 13, so they'd still be the same age. The mc also has two friends and a younger sister, who's ages might be adjusted, but it would still work.
If I do re-publish, I heard that if you use the same title and author name, your reviews from Amazon/Goodreads will transfer over. If I made this small change, would it be okay to use the same title so I can transfer my reviews?
Has anyone had similar experiences of re-publishing the same book with minor changes? Or in this case, switching it from YA to MG??