Sara Megibow

#9 = fantasy YA. Heroine's inciting incident and therefore her story feel contrived/un-engaging. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#8 = historical YA. Solid writing but plot and story are about teaching history and not about telling a story. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#7 = fantasy. Too many fantasy tropes (portal, prophecy, etc) although decent heroine. Darn. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#6 = YA science fiction. Sadly, it sounds too much like ENDERS GAME so will PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#5 = historical romance. Characters don't feel compelling - there's not chemistry to them. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = contemporary middle grade. Narrative voice doesn't feel authentically MG (sounds like adult talking to kids) PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = young adult SF. 4 points of view and 2 are from adults. Typical YA = teen POV only so I will PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = young adult fantasy. Conflict and character development feels cliche. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = fantasy. Interesting story but the writing is weak (basic grammar and sentence structure errors) PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#10 = contemporary YA. Compelling story, but writing is very weak. darn. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#9 = contemporary romance. Plot revolves around an easily-solvable-on-Page-1 misunderstanding. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#8 = fantasy MG. Complex world building isn't compelling - it's so complex as to be no longer engaging. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#7 = contemporary YA. Conflict feels angsty instead of emotionally complex. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#6 = contemporary romance. Wow. Speechless. Pitched as "not like those other stupid romance novels." PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#5 = science fiction. Interesting world building, but plot feels generic and too shallow for a full novel. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = historical romance. Writing is weak (run-on sentences, etc) and conflict feels trite. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = fantasy. Wordy and unclear world building with no strong inciting incident or pitch. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = contemporary romance. Hook and world feel generic to me. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = pitched as a contemporary romance. No happy ending though and not a romance trope, so wrong genre. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#10 = paranormal YA. No plot discussed in query. Characters are introduced with no hint as to what they do. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets