Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q10 Romance. Good dialogue and realistic setting but characters feel flat. Needs more plot. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q9 YA Fantasy. I don't rep fantasy. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

#tenqueries intermission and quiz: how does this email fail as an engaging approach to a literary agent?

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q8 Rom com. Promising writing style but premise not interesting and themes/plot possibly not right for this genre. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q7 Children's picture books. Charming looking idea but I don't rep picture books. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q7 Memoir. Lively and engaging writing but not an area of interest for me in terms of subject matter. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q6. Rom com. Great title and premise. So great in fact that I can't not now have a look at the whole manuscript. Requesting the full. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q5 YA. Interesting international setting but I am lost as to what is going on. Needs to intro characters and setting. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q4 Thriller. Atmospheric writing, compelling plot outline. Queries like this remind me why I became an agent. Requesting the full! #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q3 Contemporary fiction. I just can't pin down what this story is about. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q2 YA. Writing is good but I am not convinced by the plot. Too far fetched / complicated. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

Q1 Fantasy short stories. I don't rep fantasy and I don't rep short stories. Not for me. #tenqueries

Kate Nash
@katenashagent
Literary Agent
Literary agent.
17 MSWL
223 AskAgent
33 Queries
15 Tips

About to start on my very first #tenqueries I'm a UK literary agent and I ask for a sample chapter & synopsis, so bear with me as I'll be reading chapters for this #literaryagent