They are Looking at You Now

Publishers in the contemporary market will be interested in a manuscript if there are potential consumers for its story. Let’s discuss the limitations of this assumption and also why the story may have the potential to be appealing to a specific type of audience. 

                        The first step would be to select the appropriate publishers at the right time. Not all publishing companies specialise in the same genres. In the case of our story, we can find some elements that might widen its possibilities within the label of ‘Non-Fiction’. For example, the detailed descriptions about the city might offer some insights to travel writing markets, and its wider thematic context might arise some contemporary debates for those interested in social affairs and international relations. Although these publishing categories are also considered niche, we must also remember that, despite it being written in prose, people interested in poetry – especially the current Spanish readers of Montero and the followers of his political ideas – are a potential audience of this creative piece.

                        Another element to consider is the originality of my narrative in relation with other true stories already published about Montero. It will be the first time the story will be written by someone he has not a personal relationship with, which might add credibility to my piece. I will also incorporate some relatable elements in the settings, but I will disturb this sense of comfort by addressing the plot from an unexpected angle, letting the themes offer the reader a wider meaning and not just a merely linear biography.

                        In order to attract attention to both publishers and general readers, I want my first paragraph to be used as a ‘hook.’ It must be not only well written, but also raise some compelling questions that will be slowly figured out throughout the narrative.

                        My main objective is to create a highly visual piece that might stimulate the senses through the use of imaginary techniques, so that the descriptions of a foreign culture and the Grenadian diverse atmospheres feel purely recreational and yet are essential to understand our poet’s essence and context.