Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: I'm extremely picky on MG. And if your protag is 13, it's YA. Again, goes back to knowing your market. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: What did I just read? Too much going on and I am not into the writing. Pass! YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q4: "is being written". SO it's not done and it is 85K words already????? YA Nonfiction. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: Just because you think it is YA does not make it YA. Writing style also plays a part. This is an adult literary. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: 1) I don't rep adult. A 20 yr old=adult. 2)unless you are disabled or heavily researched the novel, I will O_o. Pass YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: Awesome premise. And then the writing's pacing was much too fast. For an emotional novel, let it linger. Pass YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q10: I get a lot of gardening picture books. But there's a balance to be found between instructional and story. Pass. #tenqueries.

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q9: MG or Chapter Book. Knowing what you write is important. If you don't know, I then think you don't know the market. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q8: Pass. I don't do adult books. And especially not adult non-fiction. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q7: Picture Book. Pass. Punctuation in your queries matters. Queries are like cover letters. Don't blow them off. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: MG Mystery. Pass. Your first pages should not read like a synopsis. And, believe me, I triple checked. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: Pass because 1) too heavy handed on the message and 2)not what I like to see in Middle Grade. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: This is weird and I love the premise, but very disorientating to read. Pass, but this could have gone either way. YA fantasy #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: A YA Fantasy. The writing is good, but I'm not hooked. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: YA Thriller that doesn't thrill me, though the writing is okay. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Last one now. Q:10: contemporary YA with an #ownvoices LGBTQ+ narrator in a cult! Request #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q9: It is killing me to turn this one down, but it is not right for my list. :( Pass #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q7: Thrillers and mysteries can be hard to pull off. And I want to be grabbed right away. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: Not quite what I thought it was going to be. And telling is always hard to overcome. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: World building might prove an issue, but so far so good. Request YA Fantasy #tenqueries