Q2: I have never once groaned and thrown my alarm across the room upon waking. The number of protags that do it is mind-boggling #tenqueries

Q1: MG Fantasy. I'm not much for stories that take place in kingdoms. But that's just a personal preference. #tenqueries

Q10 Genre not specified, assuming Thriller/Adventure in the vein of Brown. Not compelling. Pages not strong enough to hook. Pass

Q9 YA: Query isn't clear. Mysticism? Confusing for sure. Over 200k is too long. Pages weren't strong. Pass

Q8 MG: animal pov. Not my thing and the premise really has to be WOW. Wasn't hooked by the pages. Pass

Q7 Historical: Love the setting and time period. No sense of strong conflict or stakes. The pages didn't hook me. Pass

Q6 Historical: didn't follow sub guidelines. Emailed for missing pages

Q5 RomSuspense nothing really unique about premise and the pages didn't grab me. Pass

Q4 YA Hist intriguing premise. Pages not as strong as I'd like, but will request more pages to see if the story holds. Partial Request

Q3 Fantasy: interesting premise and setting. Ultimately the voice didn't hook. Pass

Q2 Contemporary: premise doesn't feel fresh for LGBTQ

Q1 YA Fantasy too much exposition and all telling. Pass

Writers: have questions? Ask them here. (Note that I cannot answer all questions submitted). petejknapp.com/ask #askagent #tenqueries

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.

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

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

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

Q7: Horror novel. Werewolves and vampires. Seen it before, and personally, I'm not overly excited to dive back into it. #tenqueries

Q6: Debut thriller series featuring a hard-nosed cop. Take a number and get in line. #tenqueries

Q5: MG sports mystery. Right up my alley, but the writing isn't there. #tenqueries