Q9: Adult mystery. Sub guidelines followed (YAY). Query jumps around & feels like it's pitching 2 different stories. Too much backstory in opening pages. Couldn't become engaged. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: NF, which we no longer publish. No query. Sub guidelines not followed. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Adult genre fiction. Sub guidelines followed. Concept is intriguing & tackles a subject I'm fascinated with. Book is currently self-published, though. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Adult RS. Solid query. Sub guidelines followed (YAY!) Clear faith elements (double YAY!) Writing is good and engaging w/ a unique setting. FULL REQUEST :-) #tenqueries

Q5: Fantasy but unclear if it's A or YA. Query is much too long (reads more like a synopsis). All guidelines followed (YAY!) Writing isn't quite there yet--too much telling / filtering with not enough world building. Pass w/ notes. #tenqueries

Q144: I love works in translation. I do not love works translated by google. Pass. #500queries

Q4: Adult, but not sure of genre. Query spends more time talking about the author & film possibilities rather than telling me what the book is about. No pages included. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: No query letter, so I have no idea what genre this is or if we even publish it. Didn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: NF, which we no longer publish. No query letter, and didn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: NF (?) Query is a bit vague in terms of genre, but based on the pitch, the content is outside of our guidelines. Pass #tenqueries

Q143: WF do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q142: DO NOT RESUB A BOOK THAT AN AGENT HAS ALREADY PASSED ON. Pass. Again. #500queries

Q141: being feminist does not mean you have to excise all romance from your book *headdesk* pass. #500queries

Q140: SF. No context, too many terms. Pass. #500queries

Q139: Offering money to have your book published is not how querying an agent works. Pass. #500queries

Q138: Erotica is a genre. Not a book with lots of sex. Pass. #500queries

Q137: literally 20 comps named. None are by women. Pass. #500queries

Q136: UF is a really crowded market, and this one didn’t quite grab me enough for me to take a chance. Pass. #500queries

Q135: F. WAY too many terms bandied about and I got confused. Pass. #500queries

Q134: C Rom. I need to feel the sizzle, even in the query! This has none. Pass. #500queries