Q2. Indecipherable genre. Couldn't work out what this novel was about or what it wanted to be. Pass. #TenQueries

Going to do #TenQueries this morning. Here's the first:

Q1. Commercial fiction. Held my breath while reading the opening scene so this is a cert to request!

Q10: Contemporary Fiction: This LGBTQ story is like an extended flashback. I am just not a fan of flashbacks. Or second-chance romances. So this isn't a good fit. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: YA Contemporary: I love the #ownvoices elements here, disability rep and music, and I'm pretty much sold. Full Request. #tenqueries

Q8: Historical Romance: This one has a surprise pregnancy which is not my favorite storyline in romances. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Science Fiction: Again this is a query where the stakes are...I don't know? I need to have a sense of the character's GMC and none of these queries today are conveying that properly. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Fantasy: I'm just not feeling the stakes in this one. The entire conflict doesn't sound that bad? Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Contemporary YA/Mystery: Something about the voice here isn't grabbing me, I don't feel compelled to keep reading. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA Fantasy: This one uses Latinx/Incan mythology & the author informs me that they are white. Which I appreciate because I don't have to try to identity police the author. But again, the sensitivities about #ownvoices are such that I don't want to risk this. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Fantasy: This novel uses Native American mythology, but I can't tell if it's #ownvoices for that or for mental health issues. The pitch implies it's the latter. With all the sensitivities around representation, this is a risk I don't want to take. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Contemporary Fiction: This is also too long for contemporary fiction, at 175K it needs to lose about 90K words to be in range. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: Science Fiction. Oooh boy. This is nearly twice the length it should be at 230K. And it has two sequels. For word count reasons; Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA UF. Lots of exposition and the pacing felt a bit rushed. Pass #tenqueries

Q5: Sci-fi? I don’t feel this project is a good fit for me. Pass #tenqueries

Q4: YA fantasy (dystopian). I liked the premise, but the pages just didn’t grab my attention. I felt the world bulding could use much more development. Pass #tenqueries

Q3: Romance. I felt the pages had a unique voice. Request #tenqueries

Q2: Fantasy. The first page didn’t really pull me in. I didn’t connect with the MC or voice. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: YA fantasy. The query doesn’t offer any information about the actual novel. Pages were included as attachments. Please always be sure to check agent guidelines when querying. Pass #tenqueries

Q10: Thriller. This isn't really a genre I represent without strong romantic elements. But it also has cops as murderers and sexual harassers and it's too on the nose for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Historical Fiction. This is like Midnight Sun for Pride & Prejudice, but honestly, it asks questions I've never had much interest in. Pass. #tenqueries