Q169: YA C F. Super cool idea, but a little too much about a dude. #500queries

Q168: Pitching me a book, but mostly a TV series. Yeah no. #500queries

Q167: MG about school life. No real hook. Pass #500queries

Q166: Just as a book with sex isn't erotica, a book with a romance isn't ROMANCE unless it follows specific rules #500queries

Q10: A. Guns and politics. Nope. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: YA thriller. A little too murderous and bloody for my tastes. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: YA contemp. Pitched as novel. Word count less than 20K. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Literary A. 4 sentences describing how the ms would benefit readers, 1 sentence on actual ms, 2 paragraphs on self. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA contemp. Psychology-bend. Three incorrect assumptions in the query alone (I have a BS in Psych!). Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA fantasy/historical. Dropped some of my favorite words (Tennyson, Camelot, Pre-Raphaelite). Intrigued. Asked for sample. #tenqueries

Q4: YA fantasy. Plot fit 10 other books I could think of off the top of my head. Needs something to stand out. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: ??. Writer talks more about self than the book. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: YA fantasy. Ghosts and spirits and historical elements. Vague summation vaguely linking to vague contemporary. Vague. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA fantasy. Later described as post-apocalyptic. Unoriginal plot. Not marketable. Pass. #tenqueries

Q165: Arthur retelling. I was obsessed as a teen, so now I'm burnt out #500queries

Q164: Literary WF. I'm looking for lighter stuff. #500queries

Q163: C WF with a really interesting setting, and a potential lady-bro situation. I'll bite. #500queries

Q162: anything that's not low MG and clocks in at 23k isn't going to get a request. It's far too short! #500queries

Q161: Elementals. Ugh. #500queries

Q160: Coming out story. While important, I don't have a spot for them on my list. #500queries