Q9: NF about the Revolutionary War. Reads a bit like a textbook. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Man inherits house from a great aunt he didn't know he had. She was a hoarder, but her hoarding had a sinister purpose. Yes #tenqueries

Q7: YA romantic suspense that takes place in the 1800s. I get these a lot because I like historical... but I don't like romance. #tenqueries

Q6: Historical that reads very modern, tries to rely on setting/props to date it. Good HF captures the time period via writing #tenqueries

Q5: MG opens with a boy whose dog just got hit by a car while chasing the stick he threw. When I'm done sobbing I'll request #tenqueries

Q4: MG. I'm glad that moms still call upstairs for their kids to come eat breakfast before school, but there are better openings #tenqueries

Q3: Adult mystery. Couldn't figure out in pages or synopsis what the protag's motivation for solving the mystery was. No stakes. #tenqueries

Q2: I have never once groaned and thrown my alarm across the room upon waking. The number of protags that do it is mind-boggling #tenqueries

Q1: MG Fantasy. I'm not much for stories that take place in kingdoms. But that's just a personal preference. #tenqueries

Q325: YA. Blergh. #pubtip: if you describe your MC as average, I get bored and won't be motivated to read further. #500queries

Q324 Mistake 1: Leading with how you haven't gotten any requests Mistake 2: naming it a common title because it's proven to work #500queries

Q323: I will never request a query that's just one short, vague paragraph. #500queries

Q322: Self-pubbed book--didn't even read further. Indie or traditional. Choose one. #500queries

Q321: A query that's 90% about the author will always get turned down. Hook me with the story. #500queries.

Q320: YA. A girl meets handsome mysterious man. He's got special powers. #yawn #500queries

Q319: C Women's fic. Not terribly into the Stella Got Her Groove Back narrative. #500queries

Q318: SF thriller mystery type-thing? It's not for me, in any case. #500queries

Q317: C YA. Not bad by any means, but I'm not intrigued. #500queries

Q610 urban fantasy, don't rep it. Pass. #1000queries

Q609 historical mystery, may be more suited to my colleague, suggested that to writer #1000queries