Natascha Morris
Literary Agent
Tobias Literary Agency
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
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Q10: For those in the back, please don't lie about having met me at a conference I never attended. Pass for lying. #tenqueries
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Q9: Oh look, you sent to another agent at BookEnds on the same day! How rude and shows lack of research. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q8: PB authors, listen up! Unless you are the illustrator, please do not waste time finding one. The publisher will do that. #tenqueries
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Q7: Interesting writing, but I worry about the authorial authority. Historical fiction needs research. YA pass #tenqueries
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Q6: Not sure if that was a typo, but FYI 8,500 is not nearly enough words for a middle grade book. Other issues, but pass. #tenqueries
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Q5: Not a fan of the writing and I'm worried about the adult/teen relationship being creepy. YA. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q4: Not big on Arthurian stories unless you give me something new and different. Seeing and passing on a lot of them lately. YA. #tenqueries
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Q3: Nope. Just Nope. YA Fantasy pass #tenqueries
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Q2: The writing is annoying and the story non-existent. PB pass. #tenqueries
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Q1: When your query features the word "teenage", that should be your first clue you are writing YA and not MG. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q10: Fantasy that reads contemporary but with fantasy elements. I wasn't a fan of underwater phones, not a fan of this. YA Pass #tenqueries
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Q8: This was pitched as a YA, but the story and voice feel younger and would make a better MG. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q7: Manic pixie dream girl=no. I'm not about that life. YA Contemporary. Pass #tenqueries
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Q6: MG. What am I reading? There are so many issues, but all I can think is O_o Pass. #tenquereis
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Q5: Fun fact: it is just as much about the look of your writing. When I open up the sample and see LARGE blocks of text, I am not excited.But I am a professional, so I read and discovered the writing was too summary like. YA Contemporary. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Love the idea, but the story starts in the wrong place. Pass. YA Fantasy #tenqueries
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Q3: Your comps help me position your book in my mind for not only story, but tone, and writing. Pass on YA Contemporary #tenqueries
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Q1: I love the writing, but the overall effect feels to mature for the audience. MG. Pass but will ask for another sample #tenqueries
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Q10: Eh. This is odd and I'm not super interested in the concept. Picture book pass. #tenqueries
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Q9: This is cute, but I'm not feeling it. Picture book pass. #tenqueries