Q6. A Menoir (a memoir for men). And it's not even complete! No thanks. #10QAJ

Q5. MG. I'm all for making a grand statement with your art, but you have to give your readers a good story too. Pass. #10QAJ

Q4. I'm not the girl for animal protagonists outside of picture books. Sorry! #10QAJ

Q3. Fantasy. Word count, ya'll. And absurd=/=randomness & nonsequiturs. Even the odd needs logic. (Take it from Wonderland!) Pass. #10QAJ

Q2. LitFic. This query is so opaque! It's definitely trying to be ~mysterious, but this is impenetrable. Pass. #10QAJ

Q1. YA. The plot is pretty derivative, and the writing isn't there. Pass. #10QAJ

Today's takeaway: finish your book before you query it. I...can't believe I have to say this. #10QAJ

Q10. YA Fantasy. Where's the conflict? Where are the stakes? Pass. #10QAJ

Q9. Literary. Yeah, this is racist. Pass. #10QAJ

Q8. DON'T QUERY ME WITH UNFINISHED WORK. #10QAJ

Q7. YA. This query is promising complexity and volume that the word count can never deliver. Pass. #10QAJ

Q6. Guys. Please, PLEASE do not query me if the manuscript isn't complete. Please. #10QAJ

Q5. Chapter book/MG? The voice is wholly age-inappropriate and kind of all over the place. Pass. #10QAJ

Q4. Commercial Fic. Kind of sick of the villain being a rapist. And urban fantasy worlds *really* need a kickass hook. Pass. #10QAJ

Q3. YA. I can't glean the plot or the stakes from this query at all, and the writing isn't there. Pass. #10QAJ

Q2. MG. Weirdly dark (which I usually like, but this isn't super age-appropriate) and way more tell than show. Pass. #10QAJ

Q1. Literary. I do enjoy absurd stories, but I need *something* tying the plot together. I'm not invested/compelled by this conflict. #10QAJ

Q10. NF chapter book. I just don't really see kids getting excited about this subject. Pass. #10QAJ

Q9. YA. This submission isn't complete--please don't submit incomplete work! We need your novel to be written before we read it! #10QAJ

Q8. PB. There's no narrative here, which is tough for me. Pass. #10QAJ