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Posted by wrenbird (Member # 3245) on :
Should I refer to my novel as a "YA novel" or a "Young Adult novel" or a "young adult novel"?**I know, I know, I'm sweating the small stuff.
Posted by extrinsic (Member # 8019) on :
Depends on the audience that is being addressed.YA, informal
Young Adult, explicit, intended for insider audiences
young adult, formal, downstyle capitalization of proper nouns, general audiences
Posted by wrenbird (Member # 3245) on :
Well, it's for my query letter, that I'll be sending to agents. So . . . I guess it would be formal?
Posted by extrinsic (Member # 8019) on :
Formal for no-fault default. Explicit, if known or knowable that that's the agents' preferred style.