What’s a comp title? Do you really need one (or more)? How do you use comp titles in your query letter? Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie have the answers!
Listen in to discover:
- The purpose and importance of comp titles
- The difference between comp titles and mentor texts
- Qualifications for comp titles
- How many comp titles to use in your query letters
- How to choose comp titles that showcase different aspects of your manuscript
- How to distinguish your manuscript from your comp titles
Books mentioned in this episode:
- Waiting in The Wings by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton & E.G. Keller
- Broadway Bird by Alex Timbers and Alisa Coburn
- Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
- Attack of The Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman and Pete Oswald
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