Q10: Contemporary Erotica. Not a genre I want & it's already self-pubbed. Pass. #10queries

Q9: YA SFF. Premise had potential but ms lacks worldbuilding. Style is choppy & voice is absent. POV & punctuation issues. Pass. #10queries

Q8: Query is 1288-words (not counting sample pages) of I-have-no-idea-what-genre. No clue what story is. My brain hurts. Pass #10queries

Q7: RS. I'm not seeking previously published projects in any genre. I'd rather see unpublished manuscripts. Pass #10queries

Q6: Genre says RS but pages read as spec. I'm confused. Pages don't help clarify. I'm still confused. Pass. #10queries

Q5: YA Thriller w/rom elements. Multicultural & intense. Strong voice, tightly plotted. Impressed by sample pages. Partial. #10queries

Q4: Futuristic rom thriller. Strong voice & appealing premise. Anti-hero intrigues me. I'd like to see more. Partial #10queries

Q3: noir-style romance thriller. I want to keep reading. Great voice. Partial. #10queries

Q2: YA spec rom. Great premise w/ magic, UF & SFR elements. Bummed that the writing struggles to deliver. Pass. #10queries

Q1: erotic thriller. Plot too familiar. Pages lack polish. No worldbuilding. Flat characters. Pass #10queries.

I don't tweet #10queries, but if I did, all these issues would show up. Great list for troubleshooting your query!

Q11: The writing creates an eerie atmosphere that grabs me even though not much has happened in the plot yet. Request full. #10queries

Q10: Plot is a very well-worn territory & the writing doesn't elevate it beyond the cliché. Also book opens w/ an info dump. Pass.#10queries

Q9: Writing is ok, but then there’s a random misogynistic aside that ruins it for me. Or a graphic analogy for no reason. Pass. #10queries

Q8: First chapter opens w/ a cliché. You have a very short amount of time to grab a reader’s interest. Don’t waste it. Pass. #10queries

Q7: Prologue explains away the mystery of the 1st chapter. If the book had opened w/o it, I would’ve been really intrigued. Pass. #10queries

Q6: About a topic I’m really interested in, the plot is clever, and the MC’s voice comes through loud and clear. Request full. #10queries

Q5: Opening page spends a lot of time describing how the MC looks. I care more about who she is than how she looks. Pass. #10queries

Q4: Book published in foreign country, looking for a publisher here. Author has a platform in home country, but none here. Pass. #10queries

Q3: Love the topic. Writing is good, but it doesn’t amaze me enough to feel it can break into a crowded market. Reluctant pass. #10queries