#7 = contemporary young adult. Query describes internal conflict but not any external conflict. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#6 = contemporary middle grade. Narrative voice feels too old (common mistake in MG) PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#5 = adult fantasy. Writer submitting, "for a friend." Not a deal-breaker but Don't Do This! Also, weak writing. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = memoir. Sorry, I don't rep memoir. PASS (this wrong-genre mistake doesn't happen too often anymore) #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = paranormal romance. Backstory, stakes and magic system described for the hero, but nothing on heroine. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = contemporary YA. Interesting issues in the plot but writing (grammar, sentence structure) is weak. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = YA science fiction. Plot feels overly familiar and characters feel shallow/ not fleshed out enough. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

Q10: Urban Fantasy. Cool concept, but the Q suggests humor/self-awareness that the sample doesn't offer. Bummer! Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q9: Contemporary MG. Cute, voicy protagonist, but I can't find a plot in here. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q8: Suspense? Literary? Interesting concept, but the genre/direction is unclear. 3rd-person present tense (meh). Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q7: An email re: my #MSWL tweet about a heist novel, from an author I'd previously rejected in multiple genres. No. #tenqueries #agentry

Q6: High Fantasy. I'll admit now that traditional HF just doesn't appeal to me. Overwritten and too long. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q5: Upper MG. The concepts skew VERY YA; the writing should reflect the sophistication. Reads simple, moves slow. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q4: MG. Sports-centric, which doesn't snag my interest, and the stakes aren't high enough. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q3: Fantasy/Dystopia. The time for dystopia has passed; this is cluttered with characters, concepts, & cliches. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q2: Satire. The first in a series of 12(!) books. Too dialogue-heavy and the subject is distasteful. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q1: MG Fantasy calling itself Magical Realism. There's a big difference, folks! VERY tropey and familiar. Pass. #tenqueries #agentry

Q10: Fantasy. I didn't care for the voice. The narrator is talking to the reader, which was distracting from the story. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Genre not specified. Query doesn't sound like my cup of tea. Pages sent as attachment. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: genre(fantasy?). Query/sample pages are not for the first book in a series. Plz query first book. Pass. #tenqueries