Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: Not quite what I thought it was going to be. And telling is always hard to overcome. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: World building might prove an issue, but so far so good. Request YA Fantasy #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q4: OOOOOO Hoarding. Y'all know I've been looking. Request MG Contemporary #tenqueries

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q334: Meandering YA query. Just give me MC, what they want, how they get there. #500queries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: Writing again. Those first pages are the all important hook. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: Holy crap! That is right up my alley. Request for YA Contemporary Rom-Com #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: Writing isn't quite right for what I'm looking for. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q333: Not enough world building in this F query. Pass. #500queries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q10: This is fine, but not for me. Pass #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q9: I'm picky on art. It needs to match my brand. Pass #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q8: Writing is so important to me! You can be a good writer, but not be right for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q7: Don't give me the characters life story all at once. Think of the reveal like a peony or rose: gradually. Pass #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: Not sure how I feel just yet, but I'm interested enough to read on. Request YA Fantasy #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q4: It needs some editing, but let's see where it takes us. Contemporary YA Requested. #tenqueries

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q332: Less-good version of a Neil Gaiman book. Pass. #500queries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: I'm interested, but the writing doesn't read like a YA. It reads older. Cool concept but if the writing isn't a match: Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: Mechanics are good, but I'm not feeling it. Maybe too much dialogue right off the bat? Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: I love the lightness of the voice against the dark scene! Request more. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1013 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: The first few pages are so critical to hooking an agent or an editor, so make them the BEST. Pass #tenqueries

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q331: YA C. A bit to silly for me. Pass. #500queries