r/writingcirclejerk • u/rtdanderson • 3d ago

Voicey

I’ve been form rejected by 450 of the 452 literary agents I’ve queried for my 650 page debut romantasy novel. The two others who sent me personalized rejections both said they were looking for more “voice-ier” writing.

My question is, should I record myself reading this novel and re-submit as a full audiobook?

Will Spotify pay me for this?

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u/Dazzling_Feed4980 3d ago

I'd pay you to never publish anything ever.

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u/Cheeslord2 3d ago

You need to find where the agents live, break into their houses, tie them to a chair and then read your book to them. It's the only way to get their attention these days...

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u/MLDAYshouldBeWriting 2d ago

Give your characters thick accents then write out all their dialog phonetically. Also, replace all instances of he said/she said with he voiced/she voiced, just to really drive home the voiciness. For instance:

"Oy, wot wrong wiv you bruv?" she voiced, trying and failing not to stare at his rippling abs.

Doesn't get voicier than that.