Q335 mystery set in 16th c. Paranormal element. Not for me. Pass. #500queries

Q334 memoir, prev self-pubbed, not unique enough. Pass. #500queries

Q333 WF I've seen this plot many times before. Pass. #500queries

Q10: Author saw my #MSWL for historical horror and has a novel about the lost colony of Roanoke. I'll take a look for sure. #tenqueries

Q9: Query was just "Thank you for your time" in the body with 3 attachments. I'll still read, but don't make agents work for it. #tenqueries

Q8: Relationship advice/humor book from a multiple divorcee. While I can always use dating advice, this one didn't grab me. #tenqueries

Q7: Thriller about a former special op w/ a drinking problem. I could walk into B&N blindfolded and bump into 10 of these books #tenqueries

Q6; Well-written, personalized query for a MG adventure about a boy who works at a pit bull rescue. I'll request more of this. #tenqueries

Q5: Horror novel, opens with character getting chased through the woods by a monster. That opening has been done to death. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Author has edited the MS since he queried and wants to swap out the pages. I haven't even read his initial sub yet. Ugh. #tenqueries

Q3: Travel Memoir. I see a lot of these, and all of them are very similar. Nothing on this one made it stand out. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Pitched as historical fiction, but there is still a romance at the center of it. Love historical, but romance isn't for me. #tenqueries

Q1: MG, opened w/ two full pages of dialogue. Didn't give me a chance to meet the characters and settle into the story. Pass #tenqueries

Apparently I've requested 18 and passed on 314 so far in my #500queries. Eek. There's also some I haven't tweeted, don't be discouraged.

Q332 Gothic, witches, gave it a look but it's not for me. #500queries

Q331 historic police procedural, can't get into it #500queries

Q330 new adult, 28k words. Super short. Don't love writing, new adult not really my thing. #500queries

Q329 3rd mystery in series, queried by author's asst. Tough to move series to new publisher/agent midstream. #500queries

Q328 oddball satire, not grabbing me #500queries

Q327 commercial fiction, no idea what's going on in sample #500queries