Alec Shane

Q3: Thriller. First two pages are told from the POV of the bullet as it travels out of the gun and into the victim. Doesn't work #tenqueries

Q2: 1st person, narrator's voice sounds like a barfly at a local drinking hole. Cool if done right, but it doesn't work here. #tenqueries

Q1: Police procedural that introduces the antagonist as a black man with saggy pants, a do-rag, and a glock. Stereotype much? #tenqueries

Q10: Fantasy novel. And no, my profile does not say I'm looking for fantasy - mainly because I'm not looking for fantasy. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: GREAT idea - boy discovers his local dog rescue is a front for dog fighting, seeks to stop it - but the writing isn't there. #tenqueries

Q8: Mystery. Dead girl in a ditch, police tape, two cops standing over the body, aka every opening of Law and Order ever. #tenqueries

Q7: Hey, a CIA operative with a drug problem! What a new idea! I hope there's a sexy love interest and a massive conspiracy too #tenqueries

Q6: Author acknowledged that I don't want terrorist thrillers, then queried me with his terrorist thriller. My eye is twitching. #tenqueries

Q5: Horror. First pages are teens drinking at the beach. Raise your hand if you've seen this movie before, probably in the 80s. #tenqueries

Q3: Opens with two pages of straight dialogue, none of which is distinguishing or lets me get to know the characters. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3:A totally blank email body with the query letter and 10 pages as a Word attachment. Why do so many authors do this? WHY???? #tenqueries

Q2: NF proposal about the Confederacy in the Civil War. I'm looking for Civil War stuff, but this was a bit dry. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: MG, kid in class, getting harassed by a bully, realizes he has superpowers. Not blown away, and it's been done before. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Self pubbed thriller, author isn't pleased with sales, wants me to somehow re-sell it and make it big. Not gonna happen. #tenqueries

Q8: Mystery, sounded intriguing, but the author included 10 pages of chapter 7. ALWAYS include the 1st pages w/ your submission. #tenqueries

Q7: MS is 19,000 words. That's a novella. Know your word counts and what's appropriate for the age group you're writing toward #tenqueries

Q6: Historical romance, with a mystery backdrop, trying to pass as "historical mystery." Don't try to force your MS into a genre #tenqueries

Q5: MG ghost story about a haunted house. I LOVE these - but only when the writing is there. In this case, it isn't, alas. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Thriller. Former CIA op tracking down the man who killed his wife. Sound familiar? It should. This book already exists x100 #tenqueries

Q3: Horror novel. Werewolves. Yawn. #tenqueries