Moe Ferrara

Q10: Ad!Romance. Query tells me more about what others had to say. Let me make up my own mind, please! PASS #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q9: YA Fantasy. Insanely high wordcount. Please know what the guidelines are for your genre/age group. PASS #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q8: YA Magical Realism. An #ownvoices book, too! Deals with mental health issues and it's piqued my interest. REQ! #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q7: YA Horror. Set in an insane asylum, comps to ASYLUM, and general creepiness? Hell yes. REQUEST! #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q6: YA Fantasy. I don't need to know your inspiration. I want to be hooked with your plot & characters! 2/2 PASS. #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q6: YA Fantasy. Tell me about your book, not about others'. Don't tell me it's an amazing book, show me. 1/2 #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q5: Ad!Horror. Can't quite follow the premise, too much backstory included in the query and not enough plot. PASS. #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q4: Ad!SciFi. Not really looking for post-apocalyptic unless it's something really unusual. Didn't connect. PASS. #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q3: MG Fantasy. MC is way too young, but the plot feels much older. PASS. #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q2: Fantasy. Aaaaand vampires feature prominently. Guys, really. No vampires. I beg of you. PASS. #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

Q1: YA Romance. A bit too quiet for my tastes, didn't connect to the premise. PASS #TenQueries #BookEndsLife

So that's it for this installment of #TenQueries. I hope they're helpful for folks! :^) Good luck in the query trenches, all! #querytip

Q10. YA SciFi. Another query that tells me about a couple characters, but doesn't have any stakes. PASS. #TenQueries

Q9. YA Fantasy. Very dark fantasy that is too dark even for my tastes. Also feels like vampires (no vampires please!!!) PASS. #TenQueries

Q8. NewAdult. No plot given whatsoever. Also, never a good idea to insult other people's submissions in yours... PASS. #TenQueries

Q7. Adult Fiction. Don't mention a book is a mix of 4 different genres. Where would a reader find it on the shelves? PASS #TenQueries

Q6. YA Fantasy. Too many characters mentioned and hard to follow. Confusing world building. PASS. #TenQueries

Q5. YA SciFi. Interesting world building and gives me a great sense of the story and wanting to see more. ACCEPT! #TenQueries

Q4. YA Mystery. Not completely my cup of tea, but query is intriguing so will invite author to query one of my colleagues. #TenQueries

Q3. YA Fantasy. Great characters are fantastic, but with a more generic plot, I need to know what the stakes are! PASS. #TenQueries