#9 = fantasy YA. Heroine's inciting incident and therefore her story feel contrived/un-engaging. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#8 = historical YA. Solid writing but plot and story are about teaching history and not about telling a story. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#7 = fantasy. Too many fantasy tropes (portal, prophecy, etc) although decent heroine. Darn. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#6 = YA science fiction. Sadly, it sounds too much like ENDERS GAME so will PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#5 = historical romance. Characters don't feel compelling - there's not chemistry to them. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

Ineffective world-building (usually in the form of data-dump) is the #1 reason I pass on SF submissions. #true #10queriesIn10tweets

Inauthentic narrative voice is #1 reason I pass on MG submissions. #true #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = contemporary middle grade. Narrative voice doesn't feel authentically MG (sounds like adult talking to kids) PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

Note: there are a few exceptions to the Teen-Only POV rule. @Stefan_Bachmann did it successfully in THE PECULIAR. #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = young adult SF. 4 points of view and 2 are from adults. Typical YA = teen POV only so I will PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = young adult fantasy. Conflict and character development feels cliche. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = fantasy. Interesting story but the writing is weak (basic grammar and sentence structure errors) PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

We average 80-150 queries a day (30-40,000 per year) and I read them all myself (takes me about 30 minutes per day) #10queriesIn10tweets

We don't critique queries - when you have an agent you'll want that agent selling your books not critiquing queries. #10queriesIn10tweets

Remember that #10queriesIn10tweets is a high-level overview of query slush pile. ACCEPT means I ask for 30 pages to read more.

Q10: MG adventure. Unfortunately, premise isn't really for me. Pass #tenqueries

Q9: Genre not specified. Didn't follow submission guidelines-no sample pages. Pass #tenqueries

Q8: Murder/Mystery. This isn't really my preferred genre. Query doesn't give me a good sense of plot. Pass #tenqueries

Q7: Fantasy. Query was difficult to follow, and I didn't feel I got a good sense of the MC in the opening pages. Pass #tenqueries

Q6:Romance(?) Unfortunately, I didn't connect with the premise. I also felt there was too much telling in the pages. Pass #tenqueries