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Q326 historical fiction, plague, conjoined twins. Not again! #500queries
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Q325 mystery, repressed memories. Synopsis sounded great, but the execution...sigh. Disappointed. Pass. #500queries
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Q324 amateur sleuth, don't love the writing. Pass. #500queries
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Q323 self-pubbed WF, not taking on previously self-pubbed unless huge sales #s AND love the writing. Pass. #500queries
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Q322 thriller with daddy issues, riddled with cliches but lacking protag's motivations for actions. Pass. #500queries
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Q321 thriller. I have read this exact book before, but done better. #500queries
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Q125: Fantasy. 161k is 2 books, not 1. Fresh, to be sure -- concept is bizarre. Too bizarre, tho; who would buy this? Pass. #millionqueries
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Q124: Literary. 42k is too short. The query letter's really pretentious -- less is more, guys. Put down the thesaurus. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q123: Literary Suspense. Search for kidnapped girl novel. Without a new hook I don't see one of these standing out. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q122: Fantasy. Gay rights allegory with literal fairies. I wrote a blog post about this. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q320 Not sure if this is romance or chick lit or a cozy or all of the above. Plus ghosts. A little too much at once. #500queries
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Q121: Historical Fantasy. First person and all exposition. Your sample can't read like an introductory diary entry. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q120: Mystery with fantasy elements. 'Cherokee mysticism' that feels bullshitty. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q119: Thriller. Gritty 24-esque deal with the Mossad. Nothing new here. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q118: Literary Fantasy. A memoir of a life spent among leprechauns. I don't really get it. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q117: SciFi. Five mentally ill ex-prostitutes must solve alien first contact, or something. A guy wrote this. Pass. #millionqueires
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Q116: SciFi. 46k is too short. That's not even a NaNoWriMo victory. Sample is boring. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q115: Urban Fantasy. Already self-pubbed; I don't rep self-pubbed books unless the sales numbers are astronomical. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q114: Epic Fantasy. I quite like this, but it's a series w/previous books at small houses. Asked if she has anything else. #millionqueries
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Q113: Women's/Satire. Actually very witty. Author says they've had previous rep, so I asked for information on that. #millionqueries