Laura Crockett

Q10: A SF. Query was strong, even tho the topic wasn't for me. Unfortunately, no sample provided (submission guidelines!). Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: MG Mystery. Contains humor, detective work, even some JACKABY paranormal vibes. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q8: A Fantasy. Novella. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA Contemp. Shakespeare incorporated rather than retelling, FANGIRL vibes, family/friendship dynamics. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q6: YA Fantasy. Query contained graphics (gifs, tables, graphs, lists), 2 paragraphs on story, 4 on author. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA Fantasy. 30K. Not quite a novel yet...Keep writing, keep receiving feedback and critiques. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: A .zip file attachment. Nope. Pass. #tenqueries

To fully understand this deeply subjective pass, look at my pub rant: twitter.com/LECrockett/sta… #tenqueries #pubrant

Q3: A Fantasy. Female MC is tortured, abused, raped, etc & finds self w help of male hero. Pass for 1) triggers & 2) feminism. #tenqueries

Q2: YA Fantasy. 1st book already self-pub'd. Query pitched books 1 & 2. Pitch one book at a time, & not a self-pub'd one. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA Fantasy. Query explained themes/topics covered w/o telling me about the story. Queries are like jacket summaries. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: YA contemp. Query shows MC has unique story to tell, complex, etc. Voice/writing style in sample not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: WF. Heartbreaking/warming stakes, love the comp titles, interesting concept, polished writing sample. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q8: Just PDF attachments. That's it. This is also a major no-no in querying. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA Fantasy. Poor punctuation and syntax in the query also appeared in the opening paragraphs of the sample. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA contemp mystery. Impressive & unique concept, witty writing, sample was dark and funny. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q5: A Hist Fic. Very much a Breslin FOR SUCH A TIME book, which... eeek. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: A General Fiction. Did not provide much in the query, but told me to click on a variety of links to read more. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Emailed to the entire agency (no), w image attachments (no), no information about the project except "represent me." Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: A SF. Several run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, and poor punctuation. Pass. #tenqueries