Q119: Another day, another writer who has no idea that an agent isn't a publisher. #500queries

Q118: SF. Kind of a X-Men thing going on? Either way, they're hard to beat. Pass. #500queries

Q117: Sort of an Eleanor & Park vibe with bullying and a blind protag. I'll bite! #500queries

Q116: Please, please, please spell your comp titles right. If you don't know what it's called, how can I believe you read it? #500queries

Q115: 200words talking about how your book is unique bc it's about brown kids doesn't excite me. I want authentic diversity #500queries

OK, that's my #tenqueries. No yeses today; maybe next time.

Q10: Why won't you go away, zombies? Why? WHY!!!! I mean, I know you come back from the dead and stuff, but come on. #tenqueries

Q9: I read one page and I can already tell exactly how the novel will end. Hint: they break the curse and fall in love #tenqueries

Q114: A good title will take you a long way, but never all the way--it should be backed up with awesome content! #500queries

Q8: Heartbreaker. LOVE the premise-boy forced to take on town bad guy to clear his father's name-but the executions isn't there. #tenqueries

Q7: Horror novel. Demon. Ancient sect. Woman the key to unleashing said demon. Up to protag to save her. Wash, rinse, repeat. #tenqueries

Q6: Riddled with typos and poor grammar. A query letter is a professional business document. Please treat it as such. #tenqueries

Q5: Crime novel. It's good, but not nearly as good as the one I have out on submission right now that I'm having trouble selling #tenqueries

Q4: Family looking to get the diary of their Civil War veteran relative published. Cool to see, but what can I do with it? #tenqueries

Q113: "the MC's protagonist is constantly derailed by issues that challenge his personal resolve" OMG so vague it hurts #500queries

Q3: A book of stories translated from another language. Short story collections are tough. Poorly translated ones are impossible #tenqueries

Q2: Historical about the French Revolution. My personal HF interest skews more American history, and 145K words is a bit long. #tenqueries

Q1. "Your profile says that you're interested in romance." Actually, no it doesn't. In fact, I think it says quite the opposite. #tenqueries

Closing out the week with a #tenqueries as I try desperately to get the unread queries in my sub pile down to a more manageable 3 figures

Q112: The anthropologist in me gave a HUGE eyeroll when this query said people descended from apes. #500queries