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

Q6: Well this sounds awesome. Too bad it didn't live up. Some basic mistakes were made in the first paragraphs. YA Fantasy Pass. #tenqueries

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

Q5: Love the concept, but 1) word count is WAY under where it should be & 2) writing is talking down to the reader. MG. Pass. #tenqueries

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

Q4: I'm intrigued by the writing, but I'm concerned about the author based on the query. This one is on hold. YA Sci-Fi #tenqueries

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

Q3: Hmmm. I like the voice and the beginning is promising. Let's see where this goes. Request MG Contemporary. #tenqueries

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

Q2: The pitch made this sound like a different novel entirely and the writing is not strong enough to keep me engaged. YA. Pass #tenqueries

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

Q1: Okay this is not the novel I thought it was going to be. And the writing makes it hard to care. YA contemporary. Pass #tenqueries

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

Q10: This is too similar to another book and the other book does it better. PB pass. #tenqueries

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

Q9: Halloween books are good, but writing is KING. So no to this PB #tenqueries

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

Q8: Another full out with another BookEnds agent. FYI: Please only submit to 1 of us at a time. #tenqueries

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

Q7: Oh lord. 110,000+ words. And it doesn't read historical. Pass. NA/Historical Fiction #tenqueries

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

Q6: If I see another agent at BookEnds has your query or your full manuscript, I will pass out of respect for my colleagues. FYI #tenqueries

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

Q5: A Graphic Novel. Need more info before I can make my decision so this goes on the maybe pile. #tenqueries

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

Q4: Well that is a cool premise. If only the execution matched. MG Fantasy Pass. #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 kind of cute. Let's see what other PBs the author has in them shall we. Request more. #tenqueries

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

Q2: Be wary of rhymes in PB. Unless you are a poet, they can lead you astray. PB Pass #tenqueries

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

Q1: So the POD publisher contacted me to rep the book? What? 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

Q10: Well that was nice, but not riveting. PB pass. #tenqueries

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

Q9: I like the message, but it is too heavy handed and not as well done as other books of its kind. PB pass. #tenqueries

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

Q8: PB. I'm not feeling it. It just doesn't sparkle the way I want it to. (And now, Moana is in my head again.) Pass. #tenqueries

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

Q7: Pirates, mermaids, faeries! Oh My! Totally want to see more. YA request. #tenqueries