Q8: Romance: I wish writers didn't feel the need to bash the genre they're querying me on. It's not a good look. Pass. #tenqueries 9/

Q7: Contemporary Romance: This one is way under word count range for this type of story. So I think it needs some additonal work. Pass. #tenqueries 8/

Q6: Romance: I think this one suffers from timing more than anything else, I'm just not in the right mood to read stories that romanticize the British Royal family, even fake versions of it. Pass. #tenqueries 7/

Q5: YA Epistolary: I like the idea of epistolary stories, but the voice has to be really, really strong and I am just not as grabbed here by this one. Pass. #tenqueries 6/

Q4: Women's Fiction: This has a lot of elements I like, but I think the current embodiment of the story needs some reimagining. Not sure I would share the same vision as the author. Pass. #tenqueries 5/

Q3: YA Fantasy: This is the kind of epic that doesn't really appeal to me. It comps ATLA and other things that I have never seen so I am not the best agent for. Pass. #tenqueries 4/

Q2: YA Dystopian: This is really no different from any other YA dystopian that is already out there. Pass. #tenqueries 3/

Q1: Women's Fiction: Solid concept and writing but it's missing the hook required to break out of the crowded field. Pass. #tenqueries 2/

Q10: Historical Fiction: This story has a lot of really great themes, but it's a little more on the upmarket side of things than I am comfortable repping. Pass. #tenqueries 13/

Q9: Fantasy: I'm not sure this time travel fantasy is for me. Time travel in general has been very hard for me to sell, and I've already got one based in ancient Greco-Roman times on my list. Pass. #tenqueries 12/

Q8: YA: This f/f romance was a tough call, I liked a lot about it, but in the end I just felt like the opening pages didn't leave me wanting. I wanted to want it, but didn't. Pass. #tenqueries 11/

Q7: YA Fantasy: This query is on the low-word count end of the scale and isn't really distinguishing itself from all the YA Fantasy I see in my inbox and on bookshelves. Pass. #tenqueries 10/

Q6: Urban Fantasy: Oh, so I don't think now is the time for white writers to co-opt Asian folklore/mythology. We need to let AAPI voices speak for themselves. Pass. #tenqueries 9/

Q5: Women's Fiction: I actually don't know what this story is about after reading the query. It's a young woman's journey but...to what? This is too vague. Pass. #tenqueries 8/

Q4: YA Sci-Fi: This has some great background research but the setting isn't quite my jam. And this is a weird blend of SFF where I'm not sure I have the right vision for selling it. Pass. #tenqueries 7/

Q3: YA: This query has the MC distanced from all the action, so it's hard to see what the actual plot of this is other than a lot of surveillance. Pass. #tenqueries 6/

Q2: MG Fantasy: This is cute but a bit more commercial and on the younger side of what appeals to me. Pass. #tenqueries 5/

Q1: YA Sci-Fi: This query and sample is well-written but I found my attention wandering as I read the opening pages and I just don't think this is for me. Pass. #tenqueries 4/

TL;DR, this thread is more about me than about the individual #tenqueries I cover, and my goal is to keep myself honest by spending time in my query box, and also to share some behind the curtain insight into what might work for me 3/

Agenting is an exceedingly subjective job, and a pass from me isn't a value judgment on the work, there are so many reasons why a project might not be a good fit, & nothing is absolute! Two projects might sound the same in 280 characters but have different appeal #tenqueries 2/