Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q2. YA Fantasy. Great hook, but the plot is hard to follow. "Chosen one" stories I'm a bit pickier about, too. PASS. #TenQueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q1. YA - uses rhetorical questions to get the plot across. Trust me, rhetorical questions don't work on me. PASS #TenQueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Will do another of these I'm sure! I hope this helps -- and remember to use sites like QueryTracker to polish! #querytip #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

That's 2 ACCEPTS and 8 PASSES. Always make sure those you query represent that genre! Voice in queries is SO important, too! #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q10: No genre, reads like upmarket. LGBTQ MC; plot doesn't speak to me. Upmarket fiction isn't often my area of expertise. PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q9: MG superhero. Lots of voice in the query and a fun plot. Plus superheroes and time travel. ACCEPT #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q8: YA fantasy. Different world building, but unique. Lots of voice in the query and leaves me wanting more! ACCEPT #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q7: Adult Fantasy. Reading the query, this isn't a fantasy. Please don't make sure you know your genres when querying! PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q6: Romantic suspense. Not quite my genre. The right romance, yes, but generally romantic suspense isn't for me. PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q5: YA fantasy. Paranormal which is awesome, but vague query. Uses "unexpected events" -- please don't use this phrase! PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q4: Adult SciFi. Query tells me what the themes are but nothing about the plot. I need to know what your book is about! PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q3: Adult Fantasy. Now a too-brief query that only focuses on a small aspect and doesn't give me a good sense of the world. PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q2: YA Fantasy. Very long query that is quite confusing. Don't try to cram every plot into your query! PASS #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Q1: Erotic romance, fantasy. I'm picky about my BDSM in books and this one doesn't speak to me. Pass #tenqueries

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent triadaus.bsky.social
164 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

Alllright! Time for some #tenqueries! No major details about queries to protect the authors. :^] here we go!