Peter Knapp
Literary Agent
Park & Fine Literary and Media
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Q2: Pass. Futuristic YA sci-fi. A difficult sell right now, regardless of how good the writing may be. Doesn't stand out. #tenqueries
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Q1: Pass. Vague pitch, described as a MG/YA story, suggesting lack of understanding of the category he is writing in. #tenqueries
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Q10: YA Contemp. The pitch was, yes, pitch-perfect, but the voice was distant. Almost entirely dialogue, with a few stage directions.
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Q9: MG Fantasy. A little too idiosyncratic without a reason for my taste. And the plot pitch suggests it's too episodic.
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Q8: MG humor. Bathroom humor. Just not my thing.
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Q7: MG humor. Told from POV of much younger protagonist. Perhaps better for chapter book series. Short for MG, long for chapter book series.
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Q6: MG paranormal. Told from POV of dog. Love Charlotte's Web, but I'll be surprised if I fall in love w/ a MG sub told from an animal's POV
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Q5: MG historical: Really want to find a literary MG hist, but this isn't it: too much of concept crammed into beginning with awk dialogue.
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Q4: YA historical. YA historical coming-of-age without a compelling hook is a difficult sell. Just wasn't grabbed.
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Q3: YA Realistic. Coming-of-age story with no clear central premise, so needs strong voice, but the beginning is all telling.
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Q2: YA Contemp. Cute if familiar premise, but beginning is weighted down with too much directionless interiority. The story fails to begin.
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Q1: Historical YA. The pitch isn't gripping, with too much narrative framing ("In the 2nd half...") & back-story. No concise or clear hook.