Q60 romantic adult urban fantasy. don't rep it. #500queries

#tenqueries complete. Keep your queries focused & treat the writing as you would any: it is storytelling in miniature. #askagent in 10mins!

Q10: YA Contemp. Pass. Started sample pages & the sentence rhythm—a lot of “I [verb]…” constructions—made the voice a bit flat. #tenqueries

Q9: Pass. YA fantasy. Not best fit for me. Also your GAME OF THRONES-esque fantasy better stand out--there's been a lot recently #tenqueries

Q8: YA contemporary with a favorite movie used as a comp title. Query is a tad unfocused, but will look at sample pages. #tenqueries

Q7: A YA (I think? Actually unclear) at 150k words. WAY too long. Pass. Also, says it's currently untitled—query with a title. #tenqueries

Q6: Pass. Another futuristic sci-fi YA that would likely be grouped in with dystopian—not able to sell it.

Q5: Pass. YA thriller. Interesting premise, but not right for me. No real sense of the characters in the query, just the plot.

Q4: Pass. Query opens with a very long rhetorical question & author keeps repeating same words within sentences. Not promising.

Q3: Pass. Futuristic sci-fi YA—even if it's great, I just can't sell this right now.

Q2: ...and, on the other end of the spectrum: this query letter is WAY too long—unfocused and unedited. Pass.

Q1: Pass. Word count under 40k for YA—way too short.

Q59 historical, male-centric fiction, not for me. #500queries

Q58 YA thriller, suggested a colleague #500queries

Q57 supernatural (paranormal) YA. Not for me. #500queries

Q56 romantic thriller with paranormal elements. Not for me. #500queries

Q55 inspirational romance. Neither are for me. #500queries

Q54 lesbian paranormal romance. Don't rep paranormal or romance. #500queries

Q53 sexed up Greek gods historical fantasy, w romantic elements, also in present day. Am confused but know it's not for me. #500queries

Q52 alternating time lines, childhood abuse a big plot pt. Try to avoid rape, sex abuse/assault in fiction. #500queries