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Q111 is an experimental 27k word novella. I am not your gal, dear writer. Good luck and godspeed. #1000queries
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Q110 A thriller that feels more like romantic suspense, which is not for me, alas. Pass. #1000queries
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Q109 WF, historical, Irish immigrant girl, a paranormal bit in plot. Didn't love as I wanted to. :( #1000queries
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Q108 cozy mystery, twin sisters, nice concept, don't like the voice. Pass. #1000queries
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Q107 WF, f'ed up woman's travails w/off and on boyfriend. Voice didn't grab me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q106 crime thriller/coming of age, with humor. Interesting, but I didn't love it enough. #1000queries
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Q105 A self-described "senior author" who's sent me the same query 3 times even after I passed. #1000queries
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Q132: YA SF. Super weird premise, very approachable writing style. I like. Req full. #partial #500queries
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Q131: YA hist f. Too modern-feeling. Not dark enough. #partial #500queries
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Query 10: NA Sci-Fi. Not my thing & doesn’t really fit in the New Adult category. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 9: Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Not sure how it’s both. The query makes no sense. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 8: YA – no genre listed. Too similar to Supernatural’s premise. I’ll leave the demon hunting to the Winchesters. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 7: YA Fantasy. A few interesting details, but I’m unsure. I’ll re-read the query again later & decide then. #inboxinsights
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Query 6: YA Fantasy. Sounds like any other epic fantasy. Too general. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 5: YA Magical Realism. Sounds more paranormal than magic realism. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 4: YA Contemporary. Nothing wrong with the query, the content just doesn’t interest me. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 3: Commercial Fiction. Query is too much about themes, not enough about plot. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 2: MG Adventure. Query isn’t clear. Too many subplots, not sure what the focus is. Pass. #inboxinsights
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Query 1: YA Fantasy. Too cliché. Normal girl discovers she has powers. Needs to save the world. Pass. #inboxinsights
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For #inboxinsights this week, I’m going to do #10queriesIn10tweets. The first 10 unread emails in my query inbox… starting now.