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Q22: YA LGBT contemp. I do not rep YA, but a good query. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q21: Self-pub without any sales numbers provided. Does not follow sub guidelines. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q20: YA Sci-Fi. I do not rep YA. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q19: Memoir without a platform. It says in my bio on the Foreword website that I don't want unsolicited memoir queries. Pass #millionqueries
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Q18: Unclear genre. No word count provided. Writing doesn't move me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q17: YA Fantasy. I do not rep YA. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q16: Epic Fantasy. Prologues, always dicey. Opens w/weather twice (prol. and ch1). Portal fantasy which isn't my fav. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q15: Fantasy. Pitched as adult but feels YA, which I don't do. Writing sample didn't do it for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q14: Thriller. Plot hinges on a daughter in the fridge. I'm over this story unless she gets page time in her own right. Pass #millionqueries
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Q13: Aggressively atheist polemic. I'm an atheist myself, but this kind of Dawkins-style superiority turns me off. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q12: No letter, just 30 unsolicited pages. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q11: Historical Fantasy. Euro folklore, but a kind I haven't seen before. Writing is strong. 100 pg partial request. #millionqueries
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Q10: Thriller. Despite NaNo rules, 50k words is not novel-length except sometimes in romance. Def not in thriller. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q9: Thriller. 'A transgender' used as a noun, then misgendering throughout the query. Big turnoff for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q8: Adult SF. Opens with an expository sequence like the Star Wars crawl. Querier spells my name wrong. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q7: Doesn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q6: Adult SF. Too much exposition. Show, don't tell. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q5: Adult Horror. The premise is interesting but writing sample just doesn't grab me. 2much vague dialogue for page 1. Pass. #millionqueries
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Next #millionqueries is a fun non-fic proposal, but the author has no platform. Nice pass w/request for platform details if I missed them.
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Third #millionqueries is a self-pub. I sadly can't do anything with a work already published unless the sales are astronomical. Pass.