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Pitch it as New Adult (18-30) or Adult. The age of the protagonist is not the whole decision, the real decision is which age group can find the story entertaining. Adults are willing to follow the ...
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2019-12-19T22:13:29Z (about 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T09:21:42Z (about 5 years ago)
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Pitch it as [New Adult (18-30)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_adult_fiction) or Adult. The age of the protagonist is not the whole decision, the real decision is which age group can find the story entertaining. Adults are willing to follow the story of teen; there are many Harry Potter fans that began in the 18-30 age range without being parents. The basics of the New Adult market is, precisely, no longer coming of age sexually, but beginning the new experiences of BEING of age and an adult. So everything from being new to sex and romance, new to working, new to college, new to signing your own contracts and paying your own bills, new to legalized drinking, even new to parenthood, dealing with parental death, the law, etc. Glossing over some differences in culture between now and centuries past (which is your right in fiction), it is plausible to project similar "New Adult" issues onto a sixteen year old of the time.
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2018-07-12T10:22:54Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 3