Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: Just because you think it is YA does not make it YA. Writing style also plays a part. This is an adult literary. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: 1) I don't rep adult. A 20 yr old=adult. 2)unless you are disabled or heavily researched the novel, I will O_o. Pass YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: Awesome premise. And then the writing's pacing was much too fast. For an emotional novel, let it linger. Pass YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q10: I get a lot of gardening picture books. But there's a balance to be found between instructional and story. Pass. #tenqueries.

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q9: MG or Chapter Book. Knowing what you write is important. If you don't know, I then think you don't know the market. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q8: Pass. I don't do adult books. And especially not adult non-fiction. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q7: Picture Book. Pass. Punctuation in your queries matters. Queries are like cover letters. Don't blow them off. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q6: MG Mystery. Pass. Your first pages should not read like a synopsis. And, believe me, I triple checked. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: Pass because 1) too heavy handed on the message and 2)not what I like to see in Middle Grade. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: This is weird and I love the premise, but very disorientating to read. Pass, but this could have gone either way. YA fantasy #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: A YA Fantasy. The writing is good, but I'm not hooked. Pass. #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q1: YA Thriller that doesn't thrill me, though the writing is okay. 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

Q455: YA that’s actually genfic. Pass. #500queries

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

Q454: YA with a super adult voice. Pass. #500queries

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

Q453: I don’t need stories that think they need to teach me something. #500queries

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

Q452: UF is a hard sell right now, and this was 20K too long. Pass. #500queries

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

Q451: Witches and kissing. Request! #500queries

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

Q450: Forwarded query. DNR. #500queries

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

Q449: PB. Do not rep. #500queries

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

Q448: NA. Do not rep. #500queries