Q203: SF with teleporting. ALSO a trend I'm seeing lately, and this one isn't holding up. #500queries

Q201: I treat my queries like I treat online dating profiles. 3 typos and you're out! #500queries

Q202: Repeat after me: romance heroines who like casual sex DO NOT have to be damaged or learn the error of their ways #500queries

Q200: MG that is MUCH too short. Pass! #500queries

Q199: Generic YA. No big hook, really. #500queries

Q198: YA F. Not bad, but not great. Pass. #500queries

Q197: YA F that's too long, but it has the potential to feel like THE MAGICIANS. REQ! #500queries

@JeffSevercool Pitches just need to focus on what's unique about a book. That shouldn't make the writer look amateur. #100Queries

We're all out of queries, folks! (Not really—inbox zero is a myth.) Thanks for joining me for #100Queries all week!!

100. Novella. Super short too (15,000 words short). This is a short story. #100Queries

99. YA Contemporary. Again, nothing new here. Your pitch needs to highlight what’s unique about your manuscript!! #100Queries

98. Picture Book. Sounds exactly like a combination of 2 books published last year. Way too similar to what’s already in stores. #100Queries

97. YA Contemporary. Way too much going on in this pitch. Hard to tell what the book actually focuses on. #100Queries

96. YA Contemporary. Manuscript isn’t finished—just pitching a concept. Don't do this. You should query a complete MS! #100Queries

95. MG Fantasy. This query is formatted horribly. Weird fonts and colours. The content is all over the place too. #100Queries

94. YA Contemporary. This pitch actually sounds super racist. Staying far, far away from this one. #100Queries

@TheSmitlyJotter Either ignorant of the market (assume all MG contain the same plot) or just not pitching effectively. #100Queries

93. YA Historical. Not my type of historical (I'm not super into royalty), but I’m sure other agents will be interested. #100Queries

Worth mentioning: if you’re planning to illustrate a PB, I definitely want to see a link to your portfolio in the query letter. #100Queries

92. Picture Book. Doesn’t tell me much about the book, focuses on author bio. #100Queries