Laura Crockett

Q8: A hist mystery. Fascinating topic, good comparable titles. Writing sample a bit ambitious, stiff dialogue. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: A fantasy? Word count? What is this very long, convoluted summary? What drives the novel? What are the themes? Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA fantasy. Rich family, secret society, girls with swords. Good writing sample, but needs to stand out amongst others. Pass #tenqueries

Q5: A thriller. Terrorism. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: A fantasy. Passive/submissive female MC, aggressive/dominating male love interest. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: A hist fantasy. Great time period & genre blend, good comp titles, a scattered query, poor opening paragraph in sample. Pass #tenqueries

Q2: A histfic. Neat topic & time period, reminds me a bit of Byatt. Writing sample provided executed telling, not showing. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: A fantasy. Typical urban fantasy tropes (includes vamps/weres), nothing quite standing out or grabbing my attention. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: YA contemp/A fiction? Very woe-is-me. Give me a reason to root for MC. Pass #tenqueries

Q9: YA contemp. Multiple POVs, typical suburban high school drama. A bit too much going on, needs direction & purpose. Pass #tenqueries

Q8: A thriller. Scattered query/summary, difficult to follow. I'm not the agent with Triada to send this genre anyway. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: A women's fic. One sad thing piled on top of another, little reason to find hope or redemption. Less woe-is-me, please! Pass #tenqueries

Q5: A fant. Comparable titles/shows were excellent & spot on in the query, but writing sample provided was not compelling. Pass #tenqueries

Q4: YA fantasy. MC transported thru dreams. Loads of these come to my inbox -- needs to be unique outside of dream aspect. Pass #tenqueries

Q3: YA fantasy. MC is half human, half fairy. Must save the world but doesn't want to/know how to. Plot needs to be unique. Pass #tenqueries

Q2: A histfic. Addressed to different agent at different agency. Continued reading query, but topic still not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: ?. Age is YA, content/tone feels MG. Diverse (a plus), but no plot is given, everything is rainbows & sunshine. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: YA contemp. Okay query, needs-more-TLC sample, and word length is that of a novella. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: YA contemp. Written from the POV of the main character. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA Histfic. Contained all the trappings of a good book - setting, diversity. Writing sample not for me. Unfortunate pass. #tenqueries