What is High-Concept Fiction?

Querying Your High-Concept Book

Include the stakes of your book in the query letter.
Show that there are elements of your story that are easy to digest.
Don't try to explain all of your book's elements. Instead, choose one storyline to emphasize.
Learn how to pitch the book in different ways, based on who you're pitching to.

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Jurassic Park by Micahel Crichton

Matched by Ally Condie

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

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