Q248: Someone else is going to love this SF, but it’s a little too thriller-y for me. Pass. #500queries

Q247: This might be a romance. It might be WF. Can’t tell. Pass. #500queries

Q246: Man, I really love it when authors explain things to me about how this biz works. Pass. #500queries

Q245: Adult histfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q244: I’m not quite feeling the tension in this YA F pitch. Pass. #500queries

Q243: Hist YA is a hard sell for me, and this time period doesn’t quite land. Pass. #500queries

Q242: HUNGER GAMES copy. Pass. #500queries

#tenqueries 10: MG Contemporary: This pitch doesn’t include a strong enough hook. It’s a story about friendship and growing up—but it seems too quiet for me. Pass.

#tenqueries 9: Adult “Cross-Genre”. I’d instead suggest the author categorize this as “Sci-fi with romantic elements”. The pages didn't quite do it for me -- they're good, but they don't feel unputdownable for me personally. Pass.

#tenqueries 8: YA Sci-fi: This was a strong query, but the beginning feels a touch overwritten without grounding the reader in the character's POV, so it feels a little slow to start. Pass.

#tenqueries 7: MG Adventure: The query is written in bullet-form, rather than in narrative, making it choppy and abrupt, rather than intriguing. Pass.

#tenqueries 6: YA Fantasy: The details in this contemporary fantasy aren’t meshing seamlessly enough to make me want to invest myself further in the characters or the world—there’s just too many things going on. Pass.

#tenqueries 5: YA Historical Mystery. There are bits and pieces of this query that are enticing and make me want to read more—but I don’t feel like I have a true grasp on what the story is really about. There were logic holes that also made me question the story's flow. Pass.

#tenqueries 4: YA Sci-fi. This pitch is super long and I'm having trouble finding its focus! Pass.

#tenqueries 3: MG Fantasy. While I love the idea behind the main plot line of this story, I had difficulty connecting to the voice in the pages. It didn’t feel as solidly MG as I am looking for. Pass.

#tenqueries 2: YA Fantasy. After reading the pitch, I felt like perhaps this story had been misclassified as YA—it felt much more adult to me. I also found the first pages to be a bit overwritten. Pass.

#tenqueries 1: Adult Thriller. Though this was a well-written query, it sounded very familiar, both in terms of content and character motivation. I worry that this manuscript doesn't quite stand apart from the pack enough for me personally. Pass.

Q241: I just flipped tabs to write about this YA and literally forgot what it was about. Pass. #500queries

Q240: Short stories. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q239: I don’t mind a satirical SF now and then. This one I’ll give a hesitant shot at. Request #500queries