Kara Leigh Miller

BONUS!! Q11: Sub guidelines not followed & no query letter, so I have no idea what category or genre this is. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: YA suspense. Sub guidelines followed (YAY!) Questionable content for CF. Word count is extremely low for genre. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Adult mystery. Sub guidelines followed (YAY). Query jumps around & feels like it's pitching 2 different stories. Too much backstory in opening pages. Couldn't become engaged. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: NF, which we no longer publish. No query. Sub guidelines not followed. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Adult genre fiction. Sub guidelines followed. Concept is intriguing & tackles a subject I'm fascinated with. Book is currently self-published, though. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Adult RS. Solid query. Sub guidelines followed (YAY!) Clear faith elements (double YAY!) Writing is good and engaging w/ a unique setting. FULL REQUEST :-) #tenqueries

Q5: Fantasy but unclear if it's A or YA. Query is much too long (reads more like a synopsis). All guidelines followed (YAY!) Writing isn't quite there yet--too much telling / filtering with not enough world building. Pass w/ notes. #tenqueries

Q4: Adult, but not sure of genre. Query spends more time talking about the author & film possibilities rather than telling me what the book is about. No pages included. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: No query letter, so I have no idea what genre this is or if we even publish it. Didn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: NF, which we no longer publish. No query letter, and didn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: NF (?) Query is a bit vague in terms of genre, but based on the pitch, the content is outside of our guidelines. Pass #tenqueries

Q10: Adult mystery. Interesting setting for murders. Content not suitable for us. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: NF/Memoir. We no longer publish these. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Adult CR. Solid query. Interesting premise. No sample pages included, but I'm intrigued enough by the query to REQUEST!! #tenqueries

Q7: Historical Romance. Solid query. Followed sub guidelines. Unsure about faith element. Is there one? Overuse of scene breaks makes the story choppy & hard to engage. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Hist fic. Minimal info in the query letter. Don't really know what the story is about. Didn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA dystopian romance. Fantastic premise. Followed all sub guidelines. Sample pages well-written. Request!!!! #tenqueries

Q4: Non-fiction, which we no longer publish. Query focuses on wanting a lit agent to represent the book--we're a publisher. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: WF (I think.) Query isn't clear. Content not a fit for us. No sample pages included. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: MG Cozy (?) Query is unclear in terms of genre & age group. Interesting setting / time period. Possible questionable content. Sample pages didn't grip me. Pass. #tenqueries