We asked Rachel Ekstrom Courage to talk about comp titles–comparative and competitive works that can, when used correctly in your pitch, give an agent a quick (and useful) idea of what your work is like, where it would fit in the marketplace, and who would read it.
When used badly, comps can read like “This is Harry Potter meets The DaVinci Code meets Eat, Pray, Love”–both vague and an indicator of a lack of research.
How do you use them to your advantage? Listen in!
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