Natascha Morris

Q6: MG. What am I reading? There are so many issues, but all I can think is O_o Pass. #tenquereis

But I am a professional, so I read and discovered the writing was too summary like. YA Contemporary. Pass #tenqueries

Q4: Love the idea, but the story starts in the wrong place. Pass. YA Fantasy #tenqueries

Q3: Your comps help me position your book in my mind for not only story, but tone, and writing. Pass on YA Contemporary #tenqueries

Q2: Like the writing, but not thrilled with the story. What to do, what to do? YA historical fiction. Sitting on it for now. #tenqueries

Q1: I love the writing, but the overall effect feels to mature for the audience. MG. Pass but will ask for another sample #tenqueries

Q10: Eh. This is odd and I'm not super interested in the concept. Picture book pass. #tenqueries

Q9: This is cute, but I'm not feeling it. Picture book pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Creepy eyes. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Nope. I don't like the tone of this query. You may think you're joking, but it came off condescending. Hard pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Picture book that feels more like a novelty book and not one I would want to re-read, so pass. #tenqueries

Q5: I'm not a good fit for religious texts. Not my thing. Picture book pass. #tenqueries

Q4: the writing does not mesh with my vision for my MG list. MG Contemporary. Pass #tenqueries

Q3: Prologues can totally cut your tension. Also, this is Adult, not YA . Pass #tenqueries

Q2: Epistolary novels are hard. With letters and diaries, it can be easy to slip into telling, and the best don't. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: YA Fantasy. Hard time connecting to boy narrators because the voice needs to be authentic and this is not. Pass #tenqueries

Q10: Please know your market. YA i s popular, but that doesn't mean your book is a YA. Really it's MG. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: MG fantasy. Just not feeling it. Pass #tenqueries

Do yourself a favor and put that information in your query. It can only help you as far as I am concerned. Pass #tenqueries

Q7: I have a hard time connecting to animal narrators. Also, I tend to think animal narrators=MG so a YA one feels off. Pass. #tenqueries