Laura Crockett

Q2: WF. Neat concept, but sample nearly all dialogue/white space, he said she said, then then then. Needs more creative development. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: 3 unsolicited "follow-ups" on a project in a mass email, with blurbs, quotes, character descriptions, and "important" thematic elements of plot turns. Hard pass. Big no-nos all around. #tenqueries

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

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

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

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

Q9: WF. The pitch needs some further edits. What makes this ms stand out? Pique my curiosity. Excite me. Make me want more. Pass #tenqueries

Q8: Literary mag. realism. Weak pitch (what happens in the story?), overly flowery writing (what's going on in the scene?). Pass #tenqueries