Q7: YA Contemp. If I spend more time thinking of how I'd edit the query & sample pages to make it more commercially appealing and marketable, then it's not ready. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA F. A fairy-tale retelling through a villain's perspective, though connections to the original are loose and the ms sounds like it could stand on its own legs, no retelling disclaimer necessary. Intrigued. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q5: An email briefly stating the writer got their rights back and wanted to know if I'd be interested in representing them. Nothing about the project, no pitch, nada. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: HF. Incredible endeavor, includes time travel. The HF concept was neat, the time travel justification weak. HF can be just as compelling without a modern-day time traveling character. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: YA HF/F. Super awesome concept and well-written query, but the writing in the query's sample pages needs extensive editorial work. Not quite ready. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: HF. The query was clean, read like a book jacket, shared just enough for me to be intrigued. Bonus points for badass women in history doing awesome things. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q1: Writer queried me 3 diff projects (in genres/formats I do not rep) within 5 minutes of each other. Best to query one project, wait for response, and wait a good time frame (typically months) before querying another. Pass. #tenqueries

Q45: EROTICA IS A GENRE. NOT YOUR WEIRD MID-LIFE CRISIS SEX-FANTASY-MEMOIR. Pass. #500queries

Q44: Not bad, but this YA SF was not grabbing me. Pass. #500queries

Q43: If you’re going to use comps to talk about how interesting your setting is, you need to tell me what your setting is. Pass. #500queries

Q42: There was nothing bad about this YA F, but it just wasn’t quite interesting enough to grab me. Pass. #500queries

#tenqueries: Fantasy (witches). Pages pasted into body; the author doesn’t read sub guidelines. Plot is very familiar but needs a twist to make it stand out. Good try though! #pass

#tenqueries: Humor (?). Two-sentence pitch consisted of telling me they’d found me on Facebook and wanted to know if I’d be interested or if someone else would. #pass

#tenqueries: Adult horror/crime/thriller. Pitch sent by a representative of the author, it makes me wonder if they’re too busy to deal with the actual business of writing. Has no idea what genre it belongs in. #pass

#tenqueries: Women’s fiction (witches). Solid query, this author has done her homework on what I’m currently looking to add to my list and stands out from others with similar pitches. #request

#tenqueries: NF. Proposal pasted into body: Author doesn’t pay attention to sub guidelines. Promises of ancient technology that no one can utilize to accompany the book. Writing is not quite there yet. #pass

#tenqueries: MG fantasy. Such a cute concept but just misses the market right now so it’s a regretful #pass

#tenqueries: Adult horror. Pages pasted into body shows me the author doesn’t read sub guidelines. No personalization, obvious cut/paste. Voice didn’t hook me enough to request more pages. #pass

#tenqueries: Contemp fantasy: This type of fantasy isn’t my bag, but the plot was solid enough that another RSL agent may like it. #forwarded

#tenqueries: MG comedy. MS is a little on the wordy side but the query was well-written and true to the story’s format. I also snorted while reading it and woke up my turtle. Always a good sign. #request