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Q200: SF. Interesting premise. Sent it on to @JennieGoloboy #500queries
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OK, that's my #tenqueries. Nothing to request out of this batch, but there will be more.
There is always more. It never stops. Ever.
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Q10: I read this query letter twice and I don't even know what it is. Don't know what it's about or what the genre is. Pass #tenqueries
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Q9:MG series about a group of kid detectives.I would LOVE to find a series like this, a la 3 Investigators, but this MS isn't it #tenqueries
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Q8: "I am a published author." Where? What did you publish? Why just that one descriptor? This makes me think it's a self-pub #tenqueries
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Q7: Horror novel. Werewolves and vampires. Seen it before, and personally, I'm not overly excited to dive back into it. #tenqueries
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Q6: Debut thriller series featuring a hard-nosed cop. Take a number and get in line. #tenqueries
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Q5: MG sports mystery. Right up my alley, but the writing isn't there. #tenqueries
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Q4: I asked to see a novel set inside an insane asylum in my #MSWL, so I guess it's my fault that I got a YA Romance set in one. #tenqueries
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Q3: "I recently self-published through CreateSpace, and my total lack of sales leads me to believe I need an agent." No thanks. #tenqueries
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Q2:First sentence uses "breath" instead of "breathe." One of my pet peeves, and also a sign that the author didn't workshop this.#tenqueries
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Q1: Thriller, 178K words. That's just too long. Even if I love it, I'd need to find a way to trim almost 100K words off. Pass #tenqueries
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Q199: I do not like it when men are described as "crippled by lust." It takes away the agency of both partners. #500queries
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Q198: Sans serif gigantic block of text. MY EYES! tl;dr PASS. Be kind, help us avoid eye strain. We all wear glasses already. #500queries
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Q197: "Here's something a little different. Instead of trying to explain, I'll just show you." NO! NO! ABORT! ABORRRRTTTTT! #500queries
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Q196: A 10k Christmas classic addressed to "Agent"? SIGN ME UP. Dude. Even Santa knows my name. #500queries
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Q195: A parenting guide. I do all fiction. This does not follow. #500queries.
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Q194: Vampires AND demons. In YA. Nope. Nope nope nope. #500queries
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Q193: A mystery/thriller. I rep neither. #500queries
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Q192: I'm still convinced that the only person who can do succubi right is Louisa Burton. #500queries