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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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