Q116: Please don’t requery stories. I remember. Pass. #500queries
Q115: I like the tropes here in this romance, but I’m not drawn to the characters. Pass. #500queries
Q114: I’m a hard sell on straightforward portal fantasies, but I liked this one enough and loved the comps, so I’ll bite! Request. #500queries
Q113: I don’t love this YA pitch, but I like all the element, and I’m in a generous mood, so I’ll look at the partial. Request. #500queries
Q112: This is partially a me thing and partially a market thing, but I don’t want an elemental book. Pass. #500queries
Q111: I CAN’T BE SPECIFIC HERE BUT I LOVE THIS YA WITH EVERY PIECE OF MY COLD, COLD HEART AND I SKIPPED THE PARTIAL AND REQUESTED THE FULL HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY #500queries
Q110: this was one of those queries that was fine, but I guess I just didn’t care about it? Pass. #500queries
Q108: This query didn’t come with comps but it felt like a cross between THE MAGICIANS and THE SKULLS, so, uh, request. #500queries
Q107: If your comps are only HP and THE HUNGER GAMES, you get an auto-no. Pass. #500queries
Tera Cuskaden - Editor @TeraCus · 4d
Tera Cuskaden - Editor @TeraCus
Make sure your queries and pages are all in the same font, font size, and text color when submitting. Little things like this can leave a subconscious negative impression. Don't give an editor/agent any reason to look at your work negatively. #RevPit #10Queries #TeaserI should clarify, within the same document. For instance, two font sizes or two font colors in your query letter. Not that your query letter and manuscript have to be the same font. #RevPit #10queries
Tera Cuskaden - Editor @TeraCus · 4d
Make sure your queries and pages are all in the same font, font size, and text color when submitting. Little things like this can leave a subconscious negative impression. Don't give an editor/agent any reason to look at your work negatively. #RevPit #10Queries #Teaser
Q106: too many proper nouns makes my eyes glaze over. Pass. #500queries
Q105: this F might be too similar to a book I already have, but hey, I like what I like! Request. #500queries
Q104: queries that are repetitive worry me. What will reading the whole book be like? Pass. #500queries
Tera Cuskaden - Editor @TeraCus · 5d
Always be sure to list the genre of your book in your query letter. #RevPit #10Queries #Teaser
Q101: SF that read a little too classic for my taste. Pass. #500queries
Q100: The idea of this romance is excelellent, but the structure will make it very hard to sell. Pass. #500queries