Q373: This might sound harsh, but I don’t want your novels you wrote for you own therapy. I want novels you wrote for other people. Pass. #500queries

Q372: I like a romance in my YA, but I need there to be more to the plot than that. Pass. #500queries

Q371: I really thought I wasn’t going to like this F, but I surprised myself in how much I wanted to know more. Request. #500queries

Q370: I was on the fence with this one, came back to it, and was still on the fence, so It’s a pass from me. #500queries

Q369: YA needs to have a POV of a teen. Not an entire family that has some teens in it. Pass. #500queries

Q368: thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q367: this had potential; I just wish I had learned more about the actual plot. Pass. #500queries

Q366: this hist wasn’t speculative enough for me. Pass. #500queries

Q365: Another erotic memoir! Pass. #500queries

Q10: Adult mystery. I'm on the fence about this one, which usually means I err on the side of requesting more. I can always pass at a later date. No harm in taking a shot. #tenqueries

Q9: Sports NF. Seems very encyclopedia/almanacky. Tough to place these with major publishers, and most of these kinds of books have been replaced with online databases and internet archives. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: MG Horror. Author seems to be struggling with believable dialogue. Writing dialogue is hard enough as it is; that goes double for adults trying to capture realistic children's voices. #tenqueries

Q7: Author asking permission to resubmit; she has done revisions and altered the MS significantly based on feedback I gave her last year. Polite, professional, and respectful, with no assumptions. Will for sure take a 2nd look. #tenqueries

Q6: MG adventure. Sounds really cool, but a bit similar to something I'm already working on right now. Plenty of room for both books, but it might get tricky having them both on my list. Tough pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Self-published, 250K words. Absolutely nothing I can do with this one. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Middle Eastern espionage thriller, terrorist plot. I'm exhausted by these novels, and it's just too saturated a market. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Opened with an "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" reference, which is a great way to get my attention - personalized queries go a long way. Writing isn't there, though. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Psychological thriller, 1st person present. This has become a very popular POV as of late, and it's great if done right, but it doesn't quite work here. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: Military NF. Every military story is important and meaningful, but not all of them are salable in a very crowded market. That's the case here. Pass. #tenqueries

Q364: another devil/angel book. Pass. #500queries