
Literary Agent
Q12: I would comp this to FAN GIRL, which I will need to re-read to see how this manuscript could work. TK #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q6, cont. 2. If you, the author, have an objectively AWESOME job, I'm going to want a book about that instead. Whoops. #10QAJQ7. YA. Too short, and too similar to a project my agency already reps. Pass. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q6. 1. Probably don't tell me which other agents have "offered feedback on" (read: rejected) your work. Not a dealbreaker, but still. #10QAJQ6, cont. 2. If you, the author, have an objectively AWESOME job, I'm going to want a book about that instead. Whoops. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q11 (cuz I had 2 left): Superhumans and solid writing. A YA request. #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q5. YA. A maybe, because I already have a project with a similar protag/voice. Further consideration required! #10QAJQ6. 1. Probably don't tell me which other agents have "offered feedback on" (read: rejected) your work. Not a dealbreaker, but still. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q10: World building might need work. But the writing is very literary so let's make this as a maybe. YA Fantasy #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q4. Length in pages is pretty useless, though I appreciate that's not common knowledge. Otherwise, this premise doesn't cut it. Pass. #10QAJQ5. YA. A maybe, because I already have a project with a similar protag/voice. Further consideration required! #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q9: Pitch sounded great, but the pages leave me feeling bored. YA Pass. #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q3. PB. Stop with the rhyming couplets, please. Pass. #10QAJQ4. Length in pages is pretty useless, though I appreciate that's not common knowledge. Otherwise, this premise doesn't cut it. Pass. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q8: I want book like this, but this is not it. The whole package is not as strong as it could be. YA Pass. #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q2. MG. What a witty, clever opening paragraph! Plus the premise is something I could have used as a kid. I'm hooked. Request. #10QAJQ3. PB. Stop with the rhyming couplets, please. Pass. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Q1. PB. WAY too short (even for a PB) and way too simple. There's no depth or interest here. Pass. #10QAJQ2. MG. What a witty, clever opening paragraph! Plus the premise is something I could have used as a kid. I'm hooked. Request. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q7: Historical MG. The writing feels forced to me. I want HF that feels authentic and pulls me in. Pass. #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Q6: Nope. Not interested in this one. (It's not #pitmad) PB Pass. #tenqueries

Literary Agent
Q5: The premise is good, and if we skip the first chapter, it has potential. I might request this. YA contemporary #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette
Knocking these guys out before settling in for the night with a client's new manuscript! Let's go. #10QAJQ1. PB. WAY too short (even for a PB) and way too simple. There's no depth or interest here. Pass. #10QAJ

Literary Agent
Q4: Another agent has the full so I passed out of respect. #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Q3: WTF? This sounds so out there, and . . . yet, I find myself intrigued. This is a maybe for now. YA Horror (?) #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Q2: Shit, this sounds good. The writings a little ho-hum so this will be a Maybe. YA Fantasy #tenqueries #pitmad

Literary Agent
Q1: Looking at the sample, the story starts in the wrong place and as such is not as strong as it could be. YA Pass #tenqueries #pitmad
