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Q206: I love that SF/F subs are saying they pass the Bechdel test. I don't love 1/6 of the query explaining WHY it passes. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q205: C R. Too many cliché puns. We get it. The book is about cars. #500queries
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Q204: Elf love triangle. No thanks. #500queries
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Q203: If your comp is THE DRESDEN FILES, I have HIGH expectations. Query wasn't nearly funny enough for that! #500queries
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Q202: Pit bull fighting rings. NOOOOOOPE. #ilovemypittie #500queries
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Q384 calls itself a memoir but I wonder if it's fiction? MC shares first name and profession of writer. Makes me uneasy, pass. #1000queries
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Q383 mystery, don't feel there's enough at stake to grab me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q382 WF, fertility part of the plot, doesn't interest me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q381 memoir of a trader, w/9/11 details too. not for me. Not commercial enough or fresh enough. Pass. #1000queries
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Q380 WWII thriller, not interested in the time period/subject. Pass. #1000queries
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Q379 described as WF, but is literary. Plot too political for me, ms too short (less than 50k wds). Pass. #1000queries
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Q378 historical fiction, based on Bible. Not for me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q377 WF, mother-daughter, plot not v. interesting to me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q376 novel about publishing that sounds neither interesting nor realistic. Pass. #1000queries
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Q375 thriller, not as thrilling as I'd like, too much politics. Pass. #1000queries
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Q374 crime fiction? entire query is excerpt and author bio. writing not great, no plot summary. Pass. #1000queries
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Q373 political thriller, southern aspect, not for me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q372 literary, query contradicts itself or is just confusing. Pass. #1000queries
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Q371 WF, spans many decades, tied together by house. these don't usually grab me. Pass. #1000queries
Literary Agent
Q370 nursery home mystery, I see a lot of these and they're not really for me. Pass. #1000queries