Laura Crockett

Q10: YA SFF. Intriguing & unique. Intense obstacles. Sample was polished and voice captured my attn. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q9: Told me all about them, no MS. Passed. Emailed back to tell me why I should rep + sample of our imaginary meet-cute. PASS 😒 #tenqueries

Q8: SFF. Don't need to know this is the Nth draft of Nth novel. Mary Sue MC. What are the stakes, what's the story? Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA, tho better suited for younger MG/possibly CB. Too many exclamation points sample. Use that punctuation sparingly. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA Fantasy. Concept sounds neat, but it's unclear what the stakes are/why this talent is important/can change kingdom. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Fantasy. Query poses loads of questions. Paragraphs of philosophical rambling before diving into 2 lines about ms. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA, sounds like WF. Lacks plot, claims to be commercial/not literary. Word count very low. Know your audience/genre! Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: WF. Comp titles & query spot on (fav books, fav elements in books, MSWL call). Accessible voice in sample. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Q2: Poetry (which I do not represent). No sample provided. Follow submission guidelines, please! Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA F. Query poses questions ("How would you feel if...?"). Sample attempts atmospheric, takes too long to grab attn. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: MG Myst. Diversity meets traditional detective fiction with a twist. Writing sample right voice for MG. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Q9: YA Contemp. A bit unoriginal/played out. Writing not strong enough to make it fresh/original. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: WF or Literary (?), no genre/word count. Run-on sentences. Interesting concept but writing unfortunately very messy. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Thriller (no). Full of blurbs. Defensive. Pub’d under author’s imprint. Lots of traditional-publishing hate thrown. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA F. Carbon copy of LotR. Time to branch out and seek originality in creatures and plots. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: NF (I do not rep NF). All about how Moron Who Shall Not Be Named is amazing. Definitely not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA HF F. Fun, cheeky, made me think of a comedic version of A GREAT & TERRIBLE BEAUTY. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Q3: F. Paragraphs of self-doubt followed by a few sentences of story pitch. Pass #tenqueries

Be brave! Don’t let us see your doubt/fear!

Q2: F. Pitch floundered. Fantasy is hard (so much happens, want to share it all!), but we need a plot thread to follow. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA, tho query read like politically intense WF. Word count far too low for either audience. Writing sample sloppy. Pass #tenqueries