Natascha Morris

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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