Jordy Albert
Literary Agent
The Booker Albert Literary Agency
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Q5: YA (sci-fi/fantasy). WC on the long side. Query/synopsis way too long. No context in opening pages so I was confused. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Genre (?). Not addressed to anyone. No query, and sent sample pages as an attachment. Pass #tenqueries
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Q3: Query just addressed to "Agent" 😞please specify who you're querying. Query was confusing. Pass #tenqueries
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Q2: Historical. Premise didn't appeal to me and the pages didn't pull me into the story. Pass #tenqueries
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Q1: Previously published books are difficult to place. Premise wasn't really my cup of tea. Pass #tenqueries
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Q10: Lots of backstory/info dump... didn't care much for the characters. Pass #tenqueries
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Q9: No query/sample pages, but asked if we'd be interested in representing. Pass #tenqueries
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Q8: No query; opens with pages. Pass #tenqueries
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Q6: MG. The voice felt like it was trying too hard to be MG. Pass #tenqueries
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Q5: Genre not specified. Sounds like thriller/horror. Not addressed to anyone & no sample pages. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Children's. No sample pages. Please be sure to check guidelines. Pass #tenqueries
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Q3: Genre wasn't specified. Not addressed to anyone. Pages didn't seem to have any direction. Pass #tenqueries
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Q10: YA. First chapter was more like a prologue...not sure if it's really needed. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q9: MG. Some editing needed, and the dialogue felt a little inauthentic. Pass. #tenqueries.
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Q8: MG. Pages begin with a bit too much dialogue. There was action that happens that was difficult to believe. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q7: Way too long @ 200k + Pass.#tenqueries
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Q6: fantasy. Pages started a bit cliché, and the voice never pulled me into the story. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q5: I'm not sure of genre, but query and pages are unclear, not a lot of dialogue. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q4: fantasy. Pages were confusing; 1st chapter begins in the middle of action, which makes it difficult to relate to MC. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q3: short word count for a novel. Sample pages don't seem to start at the beginning, so I was confused. Pass. #tenqueries