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

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips
Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette

Q5. YA. A maybe, because I already have a project with a similar protag/voice. Further consideration required! #10QAJ
Replying to @AlyssaJennette

Q6. 1. Probably don't tell me which other agents have "offered feedback on" (read: rejected) your work. Not a dealbreaker, but still. #10QAJ

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

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette

Q3. PB. Stop with the rhyming couplets, please. Pass. #10QAJ
Replying to @AlyssaJennette

Q4. Length in pages is pretty useless, though I appreciate that's not common knowledge. Otherwise, this premise doesn't cut it. Pass. #10QAJ

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

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips
Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Alyssa Jennette @AlyssaJennette

Q1. PB. WAY too short (even for a PB) and way too simple. There's no depth or interest here. Pass. #10QAJ
Replying to @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. #10QAJ

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1012 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

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

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

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

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

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

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

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