Cate Hart
Literary Agent
Harvey Klinger Literary Agency
Literary Agent at Harvey Klinger. YA author. Kid wrangler. Galactic Princess. Addicted to the Foo Fighters. Need More Cowbell!
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Q10) MG. Premise sounds adventurous and fun and features one of my fave places. Alas sample opens with passive telling. Pass.
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Q9) mystery but lacks genre expectations. The premise has potential for a more literary thriller. Sample starts with ennui info dump. Pass.
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Q8) Political thriller. Just not my thing. But premise doesn’t sound fresh and sample not wowing me. Pass.
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Q7) MG fantasy. Bit cliched premise and sample pages weren’t wow. Pass.
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Q6) Historical YA? Sample was well written but ultimately the stakes and character arc didn’t stand out. For Hist why this time? What abt this story/era is needed in today’s readers’ hands.
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Q5) MG. Premise has potential but already see some plausibility issues. Pass. Understand your target market inside and out, esp for kidlit.
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Q4) Another query for something I don’t represent. Pass.
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Q3) mislabeled WF. Could be an interesting premise if done properly. But nothing in query or first page wowed me. Pass
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Q2) looks like sci-fi but labeled generically. Low word count says to me the work needs further development and revisions. Pass.
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Q1) something I do not represent. Automatic pass. Be sure you read agent profiles and know what they are looking for.
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Q10 YA com temp could be interesting. Usually not my thing, grief stories, but the sample is good. Further consideration #tenqueries
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Q9 No genre, but YA Premise could work but doesn't feel fully fleshed out. Low word count also shows underdeveloped plot. Pass #tenqueries
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Q9 YA fantasy the query has some unique points, unfortunately the sample pages felt overwritten and unclear Pass #tenqueries
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Q8 YA hist fantasy intriguing query, hits the sweet spots and my fave things. Sample hooked me. Request #tenqueries
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Q7 Hist Rom Nothing fresh or unique. Sample pages didn't hook me. Pass #tenqueries
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Q6 Sci thriller Query starts strong with nice conflict then delves into internal backstory dump. Sample opens w. cliche Pass #tenqueries
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Q5 Suspense Query starts with questions that I just answer no to. Fails to show stakes. Sample starts with cliche. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q4 YA fantasy fits my mswl. The query could focus a little more on stakes conflict/tension for MCs but sample good. Request #tenqueries
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Q3 Crime Novel Nothing really compelling in the query. Sample not bad, but not pulling me in either #tenqueries
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Q2 YA: sample pages pretty solid, but not sold on the premise. Maybe just a subjective thing. Put in "still considering pile"