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

Q3: "I recently self-published through CreateSpace, and my total lack of sales leads me to believe I need an agent." No thanks. #tenqueries

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

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

Query 10: NA Sci-Fi. Not my thing & doesn’t really fit in the New Adult category. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 9: Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Not sure how it’s both. The query makes no sense. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 8: YA – no genre listed. Too similar to Supernatural’s premise. I’ll leave the demon hunting to the Winchesters. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 7: YA Fantasy. A few interesting details, but I’m unsure. I’ll re-read the query again later & decide then. #inboxinsights

Query 6: YA Fantasy. Sounds like any other epic fantasy. Too general. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 5: YA Magical Realism. Sounds more paranormal than magic realism. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 4: YA Contemporary. Nothing wrong with the query, the content just doesn’t interest me. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 3: Commercial Fiction. Query is too much about themes, not enough about plot. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 2: MG Adventure. Query isn’t clear. Too many subplots, not sure what the focus is. Pass. #inboxinsights

Query 1: YA Fantasy. Too cliché. Normal girl discovers she has powers. Needs to save the world. Pass. #inboxinsights

For #inboxinsights this week, I’m going to do #10queriesIn10tweets. The first 10 unread emails in my query inbox… starting now.

Q10: Not really my genre. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Romance (suspense-thriller). The query doesn't really say anything about the romance. Premise isn't really for me. Pass #tenqueries

Q8: Fantasy. Stakes/motives are bit unclear in query. I didn't connect with the voice. Pass #tenqueries

Q7: YA Fantasy. Chapters are rather short, and I didn't get a good sense of characters in opening pages. Pass #tenqueries

Q6: NA (paranormal?) romance. A bit long (might suggest cut by 1/2). Pages felt like there was a lot of telling. Pass #tenqueries