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: This is not up my alley. PB Pass. #tenqueries
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Q7: Meh. The concept is interesting, and the writing is decent. I'm just not in love. It happens. YA Urban Fantasy. Pass #tenqueries
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Q10: This is too similar to another book and the other book does it better. PB pass. #tenqueries
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Q9: Halloween books are good, but writing is KING. So no to this PB #tenqueries
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Q7: Oh lord. 110,000+ words. And it doesn't read historical. Pass. NA/Historical Fiction #tenqueries
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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
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Q4: Well that is a cool premise. If only the execution matched. MG Fantasy Pass. #tenqueries
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Q2: Be wary of rhymes in PB. Unless you are a poet, they can lead you astray. PB Pass #tenqueries
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Q1: So the POD publisher contacted me to rep the book? What? O_o Pass. YA #tenqueries
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Q10: Well that was nice, but not riveting. PB pass. #tenqueries
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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
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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
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Q6: Non-fiction PB that I am just not feeling. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Not sure about others but I'm not a fan of retrospective narration. It loses the immediacy in the emotions. YA Pass #tenqueries
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Q3: I'm a bit wary of the premise given the author's supplied background. I worry if the necessary research was done. Pass. YA #tenqueries
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Q2: Feeling meh about this one. Not really for me. YA Pass. #tenqueries