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Q105: I know it's nitpicky, but if you send a synopsis instead of a summary in a query, I will pass. Rules are rules #500queries
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Q104: does it make me a bad girl to not be all that into horses? I much prefer goats. #500queries
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Q103: Lit fic isn't my jam (unless it belongs to @patricknathan) #500queries
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Q102: futuristic sci-fi that sounds like it will read as a Native American legend. I am SO in. #500queries
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Q101: Sorry guys, but I hate treasure hunts. #500queries
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Q100: Addressing your letter "ma'am" is just a sly way of sending out bulk queries. I see through that. #500queries
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Q99: YA with a little too much stuff going on. When you keep throwing plot points in, i get really confused #500queries
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Q98: Just as I'm not interested in books where the heroine's main motivation is getting a guy, healing a guy also won't fly. #500queries
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Q97: Super well-written query, but werewolves. *shrugs* #500queries
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Q96: I've learned that I only like the dark, sexy, scary fairies. Not the Disney kind. #500queries
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Q95: Super kooky (in a bad way) superhero book. Pass #500queries
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Q94: self-pubbed 15k book about vampires. That's three strikes. #500queries
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Q93: It doesn't matter how great your book is if you attach the query letter in an email--I won't read it. #500queries
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Q92: #pubtip—find that fine line between too much detail and vague statements. Give me enough rope to lead me, nothing more #500queries
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Q91: "There's no book like mine" is NEVER a true statement. Market research is important for authors and agents #500queries
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Q90: Even for a #MSWL request, I need a full query letter to really gage if the story is for me #500queries
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Q89: I can't resist a fun SF with anthropological elements. #500queries
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Q88: 78k is way, way too long for lower MG. #500queries
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Q87: metaphysical YA is not my bag, baby #500queries
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Q86: Your book can't be MG, YA, and for adults. Crossover appeal is ok, but a book for everyone has an audience of no one. #500queries