Q6: YA contemp. Psychology-bend. Three incorrect assumptions in the query alone (I have a BS in Psych!). Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA fantasy/historical. Dropped some of my favorite words (Tennyson, Camelot, Pre-Raphaelite). Intrigued. Asked for sample. #tenqueries

Q4: YA fantasy. Plot fit 10 other books I could think of off the top of my head. Needs something to stand out. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: ??. Writer talks more about self than the book. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: YA fantasy. Ghosts and spirits and historical elements. Vague summation vaguely linking to vague contemporary. Vague. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA fantasy. Later described as post-apocalyptic. Unoriginal plot. Not marketable. Pass. #tenqueries

OK, that's my #tenqueries. No yeses today; maybe next time.

Q10: Why won't you go away, zombies? Why? WHY!!!! I mean, I know you come back from the dead and stuff, but come on. #tenqueries

Q9: I read one page and I can already tell exactly how the novel will end. Hint: they break the curse and fall in love #tenqueries

Q8: Heartbreaker. LOVE the premise-boy forced to take on town bad guy to clear his father's name-but the executions isn't there. #tenqueries

Q7: Horror novel. Demon. Ancient sect. Woman the key to unleashing said demon. Up to protag to save her. Wash, rinse, repeat. #tenqueries

Q6: Riddled with typos and poor grammar. A query letter is a professional business document. Please treat it as such. #tenqueries

Q5: Crime novel. It's good, but not nearly as good as the one I have out on submission right now that I'm having trouble selling #tenqueries

Q4: Family looking to get the diary of their Civil War veteran relative published. Cool to see, but what can I do with it? #tenqueries

Q3: A book of stories translated from another language. Short story collections are tough. Poorly translated ones are impossible #tenqueries

Q2: Historical about the French Revolution. My personal HF interest skews more American history, and 145K words is a bit long. #tenqueries

Q1. "Your profile says that you're interested in romance." Actually, no it doesn't. In fact, I think it says quite the opposite. #tenqueries

Closing out the week with a #tenqueries as I try desperately to get the unread queries in my sub pile down to a more manageable 3 figures

Q10: YA paranormal. Another one opening with a huge block of exposition. Not doing it for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Adult paranormal. Writing's not bad, but the scenes are too disjointed for me to follow, & the pitch doesn't grab me. Pass. #tenqueries