Q86: *headdesk* sex =/= erotica. Also, you can't have erotica with underaged protagonists. #500queries

Q85: WF. Excellent setting, but it's historical and I'm not into those in WF. Pass. #500queries

Q84: QUILTBAG WF, but concept doesn't grab me #500queries

Q104 Fantasy? Not sure. Translated by author from his first language and it doesn't really make sense to me. Pass. #1000queries

Q103 NA, which I don't rep. No content in body of email, zip file attached. Pass. #1000queries

Q102 is historical fantasy, not my thing, but also already published, author looking for film agent. I can not help you. #1000queries

Q83: That moment when you get a well-written query from someone with an AMAZING platform. Gimme. #500queries

Q82: "Hello there" by way of greeting is just a not-so-clever way to disguise a mass email. ANOTHER auto-pass. #500queries

Q10: Dystopian YA -- nothing new, alas. Props for tying it to the Common Core, though. No sample - fail. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Contemporary YA. Strong, rich voice; familiar themes. Nice writing, but didn't fall in love. Encouraging pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Incomplete fiction ms -- we don't consider those. Premise interesting but overly ambitious -- easy to fall to melodrama. #tenqueries

Q7: NF, previously published in another country. Interesting topic, slightly dated; narrative not quite immersive enough. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Historical MG. Interesting, unusual concept, but hard sell. Opens to high stakes without context. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Foreign published author looking for US publisher. Translation poor. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Christian YA (which we don't normally rep). Familiar themes. Opening pages had too much exposition. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Schizophrenic query -- know your genre/age group. Stilted, distant voice -- hard to lose myself in the story. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Vague, generic query for vampire fiction. Weak writing. :( Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: New adult. Nice, common themes, but meandering start. Put your MC front and center! Pass. #tenqueries

Q81: Third auto-pass in a row. Query is in an attachment, which I don't open until requested. #500queries

Q80: query that called me by another agent's name. Auto pass. #500queries