Caitie Flum
Literary Agent
Liza Dawson Associates
Associate agent at Liza Dawson Associates. Thoughts are my own. Huge nerd, musical theater lover
- #mswl (79)
- #tenqueries (52)
- #querytip (24)
- #querystats (3)
- #askagent (3)
- #AskLDA (1)
- #asknewagent (19)
- #querywin (10)
- #askDVpit (26)
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I did a #tenqueries on my blog! caitieflum.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/10-…
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Q10: Women's fiction - fits something on my MSWL and is really creative. Requesting partial. #tenqueries
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Q9: Ya fantasy. The query is well written, but the story is too familiar. It doesn't do anything to change up the tropes. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q8: New Adult. This sounds so fun, but new adult is really hard right now. Will request, but hope it can be aged up or down. #tenqueries
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Q7: YA space opera. This sounds so cool - high stakes, an interesting character, comp to @bethrevis - Requesting full! #tenqueries
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Q6: Adult fantasy - I still don't rep straight adult SFF, just YA and crossover. Pass #tenqueries
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Q5: MG Fantasy - the story sounds way older than middle grade. Voice in query and content seems like YA. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Literary fiction. This is so not for me. Sounds like something Franzen would write. Pass #tenqueries
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Q3: Historical fiction. The query is very good, but there is a big religious plot, and that just isn't for me. Pass #tenqueries
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Q2: YA UF - has mystery element I like, but is vague. I know nothing specific about what makes character or story different Pass #tenqueries
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Q1: Historical fic - doesn't say what story is, just lists a sequence of events. Included pages, I just ask for query. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q10: Adult romance. The query is long and tells far too much. I know entire story, and nothing makes me need to read more. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q9: Women’s fiction. Really interesting concept til it turns into spiritual quest to find herself. It is just not for me. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q8: YA fantasy. The query uses really good comps, but sounds derivative, not comparable. There's a lot like it in market. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q7: Adult thriller. It is only 40K words long, which is much too short for genre. Includes pages, I only want query. Pass #tenqueries
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Q6: Cozy. The query is very confusing. Over six characters named & a lot is revealed, still don't know what it's about. Pass #tenqueries
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Q5: Adult fantasy. I only represent YA and crossover fantasy, and this is clearly for the adult market. Pass #tenqueries
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Q4: Romantic suspense. Really great concept, but there is a mafia element which is not for me. Pass #tenqueries
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Q3: MG fantasy. The idea is good, but the writing is clunky and too much is going on. It is all about the writing. Pass #tenqueries
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Q2: YA fantasy. The main character is 21, so it isn’t YA. It also sounds like a lot of other manuscripts I get. Pass #tenqueries