Q77: I’m a little burnt out on Greek stuff, even if this is a good concept. Pass. #500queries

Q76: if my name’s not listed, I don’t read. Pass. #500queries

OK, that's my #tenqueries! No winners today.

I have now read all submissions through 11/30, not including partial/full requests.

Q10: My name isn't Alan...but honestly, that's the least of this query's problems. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9:This sounds cool, and the writing is good, but it's 145K words. Even if I LOVE it, I have to figure out how to cut it in half #tenqueries

Q8: Maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy, but I'm tired of reading openings about kids running to catch the departing schoolbus #tenqueries

Not part of my #tenqueries...but why would anyone send a blank query email with an attachment containing all the stuff the email should say?

Q7: First part, tons of action. Three asterisk page break, and I'm with a PI behind a desk watching him eat lunch. You lost me. #tenqueries

Q6: A NF book on leadership from a successful high school coach. For books like this, platform is EVERYTHING, and I don't see it #tenqueries

Q5: Get the feeling that the author made the protag gay just for the hell of it. A character's sexuality isn't a plot device. #tenqueries

Q4: Biography of a relative who fought in the Civil War. These are usually great stories, but sadly have little national appeal. #tenqueries

Q3: Query letter written in the POV of the protag. Somewhere, someone told authors that this was a good idea and was very wrong. #tenqueries

Q2: Query opens with three pages of straight dialogue. By the end I had completely lost track of who was saying what. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: Political thriller. If Twitter had a "mute all political opinions" button, I couldn't press it enough. Unfortunate timing. #tenqueries

Q75: Don’t query repeats, guys. I remember. #500queries

Q74: mass query of a memoir. Pass. #500queries

Q73: YA, I’m picky with my cult stories, and this one wasn’t quiiiite there. Pass. #500queries

Q72: Sorry, but I don’t want to read a thinly veiled memoir about your drug use in the 60s. #500queries

Q71: I love SF with social themes, but not when it’s ALL it’s about. I like characters, too. #500queries

Q70: holy run-on sentences, batman. Pass. #500queries