Literary Agent
Q3: Pass. Contemp YA w/ an interesting but overly familiar premise. Needed to LOVE the voice right away & didn't. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q2: Pass. Futuristic YA sci-fi. A difficult sell right now, regardless of how good the writing may be. Doesn't stand out. #tenqueries
Editor
Q9: PB. Didn't follow submission guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q8: Confusing query. Unclassified genre. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q1: Pass. Vague pitch, described as a MG/YA story, suggesting lack of understanding of the category he is writing in. #tenqueries
Editor
Q7: YA Fantasy. Great book pitch. Content inappropriate for @anaiahpress Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q6: PB Well written query. Premise didn't grab me. Feels overdone. Will forward to @TheWriteShadow #tenqueries
Editor
Q5: Memoir/Inspiration Attention grabbing query! Emotion jumps off the page. Word count is a bit low. Request! #tenqueries
Editor
Q4: PB. Concise query. Cute premise. Great message of faith. Request! #tenqueries
Editor
Q3: Hist-fic MG. Interesting premise. Opening scene is action-packed but lacks emotion. Not for me. Will pass to @TheWriteShadow #tenqueries
Editor
Q2: YA dystopia. Query tells me more about author than book. Intriguing premise. Sample pages has great voice! Request! #tenqueries
Editor
Q1: Mystery fiction novel. YA or Adult? I don't know either. Confusing query with jumbled plot. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q50: Historical Portal Fantasy. Just doesn't feel fresh to me. Pass. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q49: LGBT humor/romance. Glib specifically in a way I don't find charming. Writing is strange. Pass. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q48: Paranormal Romance. This actually seems neat, but the sample is an attachment. I don't open attachments. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q47 is a Sci-Fi that is '50% complete.' Do not query unfinished work. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q46: Urban Fantasy. Very confusing query letter. Writing is not there in the sample. Pass. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q45: Literary/Historical. Very ambitious premise -- would like to see if it pans out. 100 pg partial request. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q44: Dark Sci-Fi, very macho. Not bad, just not for me. Pass. #millionqueries
Literary Agent
Q43: Political commercial. Really neat premise, but the writing was not there for me. Nice pass. #millionqueries