Alec Shane

Q10: Book of essays about a college student's experiences coming from an evangelical Xtian background. Cool idea, but not for me #tenqueries

Q9: Query letter starts with "Dear Ms. Feinman." We've all done it, but be careful not to get your wires crossed when querying #tenqueries

Q8: Thriller told in the third person present tense. That's really, really hard to pull off, and it isn't quite working here #tenqueries

Q7: Letter consists of "Hi!" followed by a generic synopsis and the 1st pages as an attachment. Clearly an email blast. Pass #tenqueries

Q6: Author managed to incorporate lyrics to "Ice Ice Baby" into her query for what she's pitching as an MG "8 Mile". Awesome #tenqueries

Q5: MG fantasy. I get a lot of these, as I'm looking for boy books, but I'm not a good fit for swords, wizards, and kingdoms #tenqueries

Q4: Mentions my #MSWL for a thriller w a protag who has a family: "my hero has a family that he's estranged from." So no family #tenqueries

Q3: Haunted house story. LOVE these kind of books, but the writing isn't really there. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: MG about superheroes. There are so many books that offer a unique twist on superheroes that it's becoming oversaturated.Pass #tenqueries

Q1: Pitched as a thriller, but it's really more romantic suspense. This isn't quite my thing. Pass. #tenqueries

Going to try and close out the week with a #tenqueries, provided nothing catastrophic happens in the next few hours

Q10: Murder mystery, read through the 1st 10 pages, still no body. Get to the body/disappearance right away. #tenqueries

Q9: Biography of author's great grandfather, who served in the Civil War. Could be a cool story, but not enough mass appeal. #tenqueries

Q8: This takes place in a kingdom. Not a fan of stories that take place in kingdoms. Just a personal preference. #tenqueries

Q7: "What would you do if your wife was kidnapped?" 1. Try and remember getting married. 2. Call the cops. This isn't original. #tenqueries

Q6: Travel memoir. I clearly state I don't do these. I'm sure your trip was meaningful to you, but it probably won't be to me #tenqueries

Q5: Detective noir. Nothing overly bad about it, but doesn't blow me away. Detective noir has to blow me away. #tenqueries

Q4: WWII story, opens with Jewish boy roused from his bed to flee the oncoming Nazis. Also an overplayed opening for historical. #tenqueries

Q3: Running through the woods is the opener. Been done to death. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Author suggests MS will appeal to boys, but this is clearly geared towards girls. Sometimes authors try to "force" a genre #tenqueries