Q388: Says it’s romance. Is really WF. Pass. #500queries

Q387: Hist YA with aggressively modern language. Pass. #500queries

Q386: YA. Muddled and has too much plot. Pass. #500queries

Q385: I think this is a romance, but there’s no metadata to be sure. Pass. #500queries

Q384: Lots of grammar errors and typos. Pass. #500queries

Q383: ANOTHER forwarded query. No. #500queries

Q382: forwarded, unaddressed query. DNR. #500queries

Q381: I’m a sucker for Crimson Peak-like things. Request. #500queries

Q10: Thriller. Very intriguing concept, and it makes me curious how it could be done in book form. Not a pass for now...

Q9: Sigh. No query letter at all, just the ten pages. PASS. (Please follow submission instructions, guys!)

Q8: PB. Didn't follow submission instructions and I'm not in love with the concepts. Pass.

Q7: Horror. Pretty tropey--I don't see how this one can break out from other similar stories. Pass.

Q380: Not addressed. DNR. #500queries

Q6: Horror. This dialogue...isn't working. Pass.

Q5: YA/crossover, but the word count is too short and the conflict is very vague. Pass.

Q4: Adult fantasy. High word count and swordery, which isn't my bag. Pass.

Q3: YA SF. It takes a lot to get me into sci-fi to begin with, and while this has an intriguing setting, the plot isn't pulling me in. Pass.

Q2: Magical realism YA. A saga that doesn't feel explicitly YA at all--it's going for epic but feels overstuffed/unfocused. Pass.

Q1: MG contemporary that's too similar to a current project. Pass.

Q379: Not good. Not good at all. #500queries