Laura Crockett

Q10: A Contemp. Premise was intriguing, but writing sample was more telling than showing. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: YA Fantasy. A Shakespeare play meets Outlander. Intriguing! Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q8: YA contemp. 5 paragraphs about the author, 2 sentences on the project. Writing needs some critique partner feedback. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Submitted four different novels in the span of an hour. Very "here you go" in query style. All pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Nonfic. Multiple submission with links and attachments. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: A/YA/MG (?) Fantasy. Comp titles all over. Animal POV. I'm really not the agent to go to if you have animal MCs. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA contemp. Very pressing matters in today's social climate, + great writing & excellent opening chapters. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Q3: YA Fantasy. Change the names/location of DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE and that was this. Any way to make this unique? Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: A HF. The premise was okay, and the writing so-so, but this era and topic is (VERY unfortunately) not sellable. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA Fantasy. Chosen One & Superhero theme, mysterious abilities @ 16. Writing style/voice for MG. Needs to stand out! Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Pitched three projects in one query, no samples provided as per guidelines. Pitch ONE manuscript. Follow guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: A SF. Male MC in a matriarchal system trying to overthrow it and make it patriarchal. Or equal? Dangerous territory... Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Graphic novel? Comic? NA manuscript that needs illustrations? I don't know. I don't represent any of that. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA Contemp. Focus on friendship and self-discovery, less on romance, very Emery Lord (adore!). Partial. #querywin #tenqueries

Q6: YA Fantasy. Voice felt MG, content implied NA. Overuse of exclamation points. Use those sparingly in ms & query. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA Hist Fant. This project's exact concept has been pub'd at least 2x in the last year with little success. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Query contained paragraphs of bio & purpose for writing ms, 1 line about the ms, no sample provided as per guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: A Contemp. Query and sample showed humor, wit, commercial appeal, and checked off several MSWL boxes. Partial. #querywin #tenqueries

Q2: YA Fantasy. Unoriginal plot (try to branch out of the norm!), low word count for all the ms wants to accomplish. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: A Mystery. Query was told entirely in questions ("what would you do if..." "how would you feel when..."). Pass. #tenqueries