Sara Megibow

#5 = paranormal romance. The paranormal aspect feels contrived to me - stronger writing might have pulled it off. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = contemporary romance. Writing is weak - pitch isn't clear and grammar isn't strong enough. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = historical YA. Characters don't feel relatable enough to pull me into the story. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = contemporary YA. Conflict feels generic to me, characters have interesting backstory/ less interesting plot. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = fantasy. The world/ magic is not explained clearly - writing not strong enough to pull off the setting. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#10 = urban fantasy. DARN! Really unique concept and very poor execution. Weak writing. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#9 = self help. Nope, this is not a genre of work we represent. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#8 = contemporary YA. Atmospheric, but query doesn't include a pitch - just backstory and character info. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#7 = fantasy. Wordy and long and unclear as to the inciting incident or stakes. Too much backstory in the pitch. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#6 = science fiction. Heroine doesn't feel relatable (I want to route for my characters!) and setup feels generic. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#5 - fantasy YA. World building feels confusing and not well-enough developed. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#4 = fantasy MG. Writing isn't strong enough - lots of grammar errors. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#3 = contemporary YA. Query is wordy and unclear on pitch and characters. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

#2 = urban fantasy. Not a unique premise but spectacular writing &tons of personality. Great writing always wins ACCEPT #10queriesin10tweets

#1 = contemporary new adult. Hero is 20yrs old but the conflict isn't consistent with NA. So, wrong genre here. PASS #10queriesin10tweets

No, there is nowhere to "submit" - I am reading straight from the slush pile. #10queriesin10tweets

Welcome to today's edition of #10queriesin10tweets - remember, these are high-level and anonymous responses to queries.

Here is original query letter from @tiffanyreisz for THE SIREN - another example: writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #10queriesin10tweets

Here is original query letter from @mikemartinez72 for THE DAEDALUS INCIDENT - as an example: writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g… #10queriesin10tweets

Sorry y'all - no ACCEPTS today. #10queriesin10tweets