Alyssa Jennette

Q3. YA. I can't glean the plot or the stakes from this query at all, and the writing isn't there. Pass. #10QAJ

Q2. MG. Weirdly dark (which I usually like, but this isn't super age-appropriate) and way more tell than show. Pass. #10QAJ

Q1. Literary. I do enjoy absurd stories, but I need *something* tying the plot together. I'm not invested/compelled by this conflict. #10QAJ

Q10. NF chapter book. I just don't really see kids getting excited about this subject. Pass. #10QAJ

Q9. YA. This submission isn't complete--please don't submit incomplete work! We need your novel to be written before we read it! #10QAJ

Q8. PB. There's no narrative here, which is tough for me. Pass. #10QAJ

Q7. YA. Too short, and too similar to a project my agency already reps. Pass. #10QAJ

Q6, cont. 2. If you, the author, have an objectively AWESOME job, I'm going to want a book about that instead. Whoops. #10QAJ

Q6. 1. Probably don't tell me which other agents have "offered feedback on" (read: rejected) your work. Not a dealbreaker, but still. #10QAJ

Q5. YA. A maybe, because I already have a project with a similar protag/voice. Further consideration required! #10QAJ

Q4. Length in pages is pretty useless, though I appreciate that's not common knowledge. Otherwise, this premise doesn't cut it. Pass. #10QAJ

Q3. PB. Stop with the rhyming couplets, please. Pass. #10QAJ

Q2. MG. What a witty, clever opening paragraph! Plus the premise is something I could have used as a kid. I'm hooked. Request. #10QAJ

Q1. PB. WAY too short (even for a PB) and way too simple. There's no depth or interest here. Pass. #10QAJ

Q10. YA. Basically the premise of THE LOVELY BONES. No pages. Pass. #10QAJ

Q9. Literary. A bit pretentious and familiar. Pass. #10QAJ

Q8. Why must we subject so many female characters to rape as a shortcut to feel horror/anger/sympathy? No pages to boot. Pass. #10QAJ

Q7. Romance/Women's fiction. Not a genre I rep, and no sample. Pass. #10QAJ

Q6. PB. Eh. Just not grabbing me. Pass. #10QAJ

Q5. Literary. This is a case of a book that is probably great for someone else, and there isn't anything WRONG. Just a no for me. #10QAJ