Q18: YA Contemporary: This sounds like a stalker MC, and I am just not into that kind of conflict/story. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 19/

Q17: Science Fiction: This is a really solid query and the sample pages are good, but the pitch is so similar to so many others I've seen in this inbox. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 18/

Q16: YA Fantasy: This one also is missing the high concept hook it needs to truly break out in this crowded field. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 17/

Q15: YA Contemporary: This feels a little too close to sad than to happy for what I'm looking to read these days. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 16/

Q14: YA SFF: This manuscript needs some more time to develop, as it reads way too young to me. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 15/

Q13: Science Fiction: This query has no actual information about the story being pitched. Not a lot I can do with that. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 14/

Q12: YA Contemporary: This has some elements that I love, but overall this pitch is not working for me. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 13/

Q11: Middle Grade: Some of these are just not what I'm looking for, but articulating what that is, is difficult. Because it's more I'll know it when I see it. Pass. #tenqueries #bonusquery 12/

Q10: Fantasy: This Arthurian-inspired fantasy isn't doing enough to distinguish itself from the many King Arthur retellings in my inbox. Pass. #tenqueries 11/

Q9: YA Fantasy: For some reason the interplay between the characters here isn't working for me. Pass. #tenqueries 10/

Q8: YA Fantasy: Portal fantasies are not my jam, unfortunately. Pass #tenqueries 9/

Q7: Romance: This queer romance is very appealing, but it is also missing the high concept hook to knock it out of the park. I have so much contemporary romance on my list that I need to be extremely selective, even if I want all of it. Pass. #tenqueries 8/

Q6: Fantasy: This has some interesting elements, but feels more epic than I am comfortable handling. Pass. #tenqueries 7/

Q5: Middle Grade: There's a lot I like about this pitch, but reading the opening pages I just have this gut feeling that this story isn't starting in the right place. Pass. #tenqueries 6/

Q4: YA Fantasy: This contemporary fantasy is hard to pass on because it has a lot of things I like, but has one element that really doesn't work for me. Pass. #tenqueries 5/

Q3: Romance: This one has been previously published, and I'm afraid I am not looking for previously published material. Pass. #tenqueries 4/

Q2: YA Contemporary: There's nothing wrong with this pitch, it just doesn't speak to me. It's impossible to spark with everything but I feel so much guilt when I don't. Pass. #tenqueries 3/

Q1: Science Fiction: Listen I know sometimes you all think I'm too stringent on my word counts for SFF, but this one is over 500K words and as impressed that I am that someone found that many words to write, that's way too many words. Pass. #tenqueries 2/

Q10: YA Horror: This takes some thematic turns that I'm not sure I want to follow. Pass. #tenqueries 11/

Q9: Science Fiction: This story has themes that aren't quite right for me. Pass. #tenqueries 10/