Common publishing mistake #43: pitching your book as "the next" giant bestseller.
Mega-comps promise everything and tell a reader nothing. Pick two recent books from your own shelf and say what each shares with yours.
Which two would you choose?
#CompTitles #BookSky
Mega-comps promise everything and tell a reader nothing. Pick two recent books from your own shelf and say what each shares with yours.
Which two would you choose?
#CompTitles #BookSky
October 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Common publishing mistake #43: pitching your book as "the next" giant bestseller.
Mega-comps promise everything and tell a reader nothing. Pick two recent books from your own shelf and say what each shares with yours.
Which two would you choose?
#CompTitles #BookSky
Mega-comps promise everything and tell a reader nothing. Pick two recent books from your own shelf and say what each shares with yours.
Which two would you choose?
#CompTitles #BookSky
#zapwhampow #zwp #fall #bookishchallenge #onesongscenechallenge #ossc #music #writing #author #reader #poet #editor #bingo #analog #comptitles
September 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In my comp titles webinar this week, we're reviewing and REWRITING comp title rules. It's not too late to register! writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #writerslife #publishing #querytip #comptitles #writerstruggles
#writingcommunity #amquerying #writerslife #publishing #querytip #comptitles #writerstruggles
February 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In my comp titles webinar this week, we're reviewing and REWRITING comp title rules. It's not too late to register! writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #writerslife #publishing #querytip #comptitles #writerstruggles
#writingcommunity #amquerying #writerslife #publishing #querytip #comptitles #writerstruggles
FACT OR FICTION? You must comp to a book in the same age group as the one you're querying.
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
February 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
FACT OR FICTION? You must comp to a book in the same age group as the one you're querying.
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
FACT OR FICTION? You can't comp a book to a movie or TV show. #comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
February 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
FACT OR FICTION? You can't comp a book to a movie or TV show. #comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
FACT OR FICTION? Comp titles have to have been published within the past 5 years (preferably 3).
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
February 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
FACT OR FICTION? Comp titles have to have been published within the past 5 years (preferably 3).
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
#comptitles #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerstruggles
2 WEEKS until Shall I Compare Thee, a #comptitles webinar! I'll be covering comp rules and myths so, in the days leading up to the webinar, let's discuss!
💿🐎FACT OR FICTION? You can't use blockbusters as comp titles.
Feel free to discuss in the comments. I'll set the facts straight on Feb 27!
💿🐎FACT OR FICTION? You can't use blockbusters as comp titles.
Feel free to discuss in the comments. I'll set the facts straight on Feb 27!
NEW WEBINAR!!
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
2 WEEKS until Shall I Compare Thee, a #comptitles webinar! I'll be covering comp rules and myths so, in the days leading up to the webinar, let's discuss!
💿🐎FACT OR FICTION? You can't use blockbusters as comp titles.
Feel free to discuss in the comments. I'll set the facts straight on Feb 27!
💿🐎FACT OR FICTION? You can't use blockbusters as comp titles.
Feel free to discuss in the comments. I'll set the facts straight on Feb 27!
NEW WEBINAR!!
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
January 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW WEBINAR!!
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
In Shall I Compare Thee: A Crash Course in Comps, find out what comp title rules you should follow and how to break them...responsibly, ofc. 😈
DATE: February 27, 2025 @ 1 pm EST
COST: $20
writingcommunity.ca/comp-title-w...
#writingcommunity #amquerying #comptitles #lunchandlearn
Did you now comp titles are used throughout the whole trad publishing process? Authors to pitch to agents, agents to pitch to editors, publishing houses to position the book, design the cover, and decide the size of the print run. #WriteSky #CompTitles #WritingTips #AmQuerying
March 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Did you now comp titles are used throughout the whole trad publishing process? Authors to pitch to agents, agents to pitch to editors, publishing houses to position the book, design the cover, and decide the size of the print run. #WriteSky #CompTitles #WritingTips #AmQuerying
CAW Term of the Week - Comp Titles
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrites #CompTitles
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrites #CompTitles
August 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
CAW Term of the Week - Comp Titles
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrites #CompTitles
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrites #CompTitles
July 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
CAW Term of the Week - Comp Title
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrite #CompTitle #CompTitles
#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CAWTotW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TotW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfBluesky #WritersOnBluesky #AuthorsOfBluesky #AuthorsOnBluesky #BlueskyWriters #BlueskyWrite #CompTitle #CompTitles
March 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I'm looking for comp titles. Has anyone got any recs for sci-fi books where an undercover alien has to go on the run from a shadowy government organisation? 💙📚🪐 #scifi #WriterSky #writing #comptitles #amwriting
May 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I'm looking for comp titles. Has anyone got any recs for sci-fi books where an undercover alien has to go on the run from a shadowy government organisation? 💙📚🪐 #scifi #WriterSky #writing #comptitles #amwriting
This weekend’s read - because its a #medicalthriller and I need more #comptitles Looking forward to reading the synergy that @reesewitherspoon and @harlancoben crafted! #thriller #psychologicalthriller
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This weekend’s read - because its a #medicalthriller and I need more #comptitles Looking forward to reading the synergy that @reesewitherspoon and @harlancoben crafted! #thriller #psychologicalthriller
And finally Windcaller:
Determined to take down her rigid caste-based society, naShola steals the power of the windcallers in order to bring rain to the barren Aridlands. Her unexpected ally is a lowly but proud man who would hate her if he knew her true identity.
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
Determined to take down her rigid caste-based society, naShola steals the power of the windcallers in order to bring rain to the barren Aridlands. Her unexpected ally is a lowly but proud man who would hate her if he knew her true identity.
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
May 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
And finally Windcaller:
Determined to take down her rigid caste-based society, naShola steals the power of the windcallers in order to bring rain to the barren Aridlands. Her unexpected ally is a lowly but proud man who would hate her if he knew her true identity.
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
Determined to take down her rigid caste-based society, naShola steals the power of the windcallers in order to bring rain to the barren Aridlands. Her unexpected ally is a lowly but proud man who would hate her if he knew her true identity.
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
How about Everlasting Spark:
In order to save her people's village, a young Gevlin -- a people long oppressed by the Kessers -- fights for her right to attend a Kesser university and study the magical engineering process of machinism
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
In order to save her people's village, a young Gevlin -- a people long oppressed by the Kessers -- fights for her right to attend a Kesser university and study the magical engineering process of machinism
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
May 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
How about Everlasting Spark:
In order to save her people's village, a young Gevlin -- a people long oppressed by the Kessers -- fights for her right to attend a Kesser university and study the magical engineering process of machinism
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
In order to save her people's village, a young Gevlin -- a people long oppressed by the Kessers -- fights for her right to attend a Kesser university and study the magical engineering process of machinism
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
Eastward Sings the Wind: A girl with music-based magic befriends a stranger, and amid their growing relationship he begins to question his secret mission to prepare her land for invasion by the god-king he serves
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
May 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Eastward Sings the Wind: A girl with music-based magic befriends a stranger, and amid their growing relationship he begins to question his secret mission to prepare her land for invasion by the god-king he serves
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
Maybe I'm overthinking it. SFF readers out there who'd like to throw out suggestions for comps?
A Cosmic Labor: Interplanetary librarians become embroiled in the disappearance of a government official on a world ruled by oppression and censorship
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
A Cosmic Labor: Interplanetary librarians become embroiled in the disappearance of a government official on a world ruled by oppression and censorship
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
May 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Maybe I'm overthinking it. SFF readers out there who'd like to throw out suggestions for comps?
A Cosmic Labor: Interplanetary librarians become embroiled in the disappearance of a government official on a world ruled by oppression and censorship
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
A Cosmic Labor: Interplanetary librarians become embroiled in the disappearance of a government official on a world ruled by oppression and censorship
#amquerying #sff #comptitles
The querying process for my novel Glitch has been such a wild, eye-opening ride into the world of publishing. Always grateful for the education! But if there’s one thing I’ve learned? Coming up with comp titles is no joke. 😅
#writingcommunity #writer #comptitles #amquerying #writerstruggles
#writingcommunity #writer #comptitles #amquerying #writerstruggles
May 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The querying process for my novel Glitch has been such a wild, eye-opening ride into the world of publishing. Always grateful for the education! But if there’s one thing I’ve learned? Coming up with comp titles is no joke. 😅
#writingcommunity #writer #comptitles #amquerying #writerstruggles
#writingcommunity #writer #comptitles #amquerying #writerstruggles
Hey agents! Do you like video games? Here are my "comp games" for my #querying novel SHE-WOLF!
#query #amquerying #assassinscreed #hellblade #thewitcher #immortalsfenyxrising #videogames #author #novel #mswl #comptitles #writingtwt #romanmythology #feministretelling
#query #amquerying #assassinscreed #hellblade #thewitcher #immortalsfenyxrising #videogames #author #novel #mswl #comptitles #writingtwt #romanmythology #feministretelling
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Hey agents! Do you like video games? Here are my "comp games" for my #querying novel SHE-WOLF!
#query #amquerying #assassinscreed #hellblade #thewitcher #immortalsfenyxrising #videogames #author #novel #mswl #comptitles #writingtwt #romanmythology #feministretelling
#query #amquerying #assassinscreed #hellblade #thewitcher #immortalsfenyxrising #videogames #author #novel #mswl #comptitles #writingtwt #romanmythology #feministretelling
Taking a closer look at some of Circana Bookscan's hidden features.
Check out the latest blog post by Tate Sears: www.ooliganpress.com/bookscan-adv...
#CompTitles #SearchTips #tricks #publishing #digitalskills,
Check out the latest blog post by Tate Sears: www.ooliganpress.com/bookscan-adv...
#CompTitles #SearchTips #tricks #publishing #digitalskills,
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Taking a closer look at some of Circana Bookscan's hidden features.
Check out the latest blog post by Tate Sears: www.ooliganpress.com/bookscan-adv...
#CompTitles #SearchTips #tricks #publishing #digitalskills,
Check out the latest blog post by Tate Sears: www.ooliganpress.com/bookscan-adv...
#CompTitles #SearchTips #tricks #publishing #digitalskills,
Agents Want Comp Titles. Do Readers Want Something Else?
youtu.be/3CLAxcX8MtA
Here's my little rant about comp titles.
#comptitles #querying #pubtips #publishing #writers #writingcommunity #queryletters #querytracker #bookindustry #YouTube #AuthorTube #BookSky
youtu.be/3CLAxcX8MtA
Here's my little rant about comp titles.
#comptitles #querying #pubtips #publishing #writers #writingcommunity #queryletters #querytracker #bookindustry #YouTube #AuthorTube #BookSky
Comp Titles: Required Yet Objectionable.
YouTube video by Abby Goldsmith
youtu.be
May 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Agents Want Comp Titles. Do Readers Want Something Else?
youtu.be/3CLAxcX8MtA
Here's my little rant about comp titles.
#comptitles #querying #pubtips #publishing #writers #writingcommunity #queryletters #querytracker #bookindustry #YouTube #AuthorTube #BookSky
youtu.be/3CLAxcX8MtA
Here's my little rant about comp titles.
#comptitles #querying #pubtips #publishing #writers #writingcommunity #queryletters #querytracker #bookindustry #YouTube #AuthorTube #BookSky
How old is too old for a #picturebook comp title? Emma Walton Hamilton reveals the sweet spot for #comptitles in a query letter and why these comparative titles are so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
April 22, 2026 at 2:50 AM
How old is too old for a #picturebook comp title? Emma Walton Hamilton reveals the sweet spot for #comptitles in a query letter and why these comparative titles are so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
How old is too old for a #picturebook comp title? Emma Walton Hamilton reveals the sweet spot for #comptitles in a query letter and why these comparative titles are so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
April 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
How old is too old for a #picturebook comp title? Emma Walton Hamilton reveals the sweet spot for #comptitles in a query letter and why these comparative titles are so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #agents #querytip #picturebooks
Do you have to have comp titles in a query letter? Emma Walton Hamilton shares why they're so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #agents #editors #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #pbpitch #comptitles
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #agents #editors #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #pbpitch #comptitles
April 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Do you have to have comp titles in a query letter? Emma Walton Hamilton shares why they're so important.
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #agents #editors #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #pbpitch #comptitles
Get the free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #agents #editors #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #pbpitch #comptitles