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Q2: A Thriller. Pitching two books. Terrorism. Not my cup of tea, nor do I want to be more frightened over the news. Pass. #tenqueries
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Q1: A Hist Fic. Sounds like a good story, but the premise lacked originality. Difficult sell. Pass. #tenqueries
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Will do another of these I'm sure! I hope this helps -- and remember to use sites like QueryTracker to polish! #querytip #tenqueries
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That's 2 ACCEPTS and 8 PASSES. Always make sure those you query represent that genre! Voice in queries is SO important, too! #tenqueries
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Q10: No genre, reads like upmarket. LGBTQ MC; plot doesn't speak to me. Upmarket fiction isn't often my area of expertise. PASS #tenqueries
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Q9: MG superhero. Lots of voice in the query and a fun plot. Plus superheroes and time travel. ACCEPT #tenqueries
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Q8: YA fantasy. Different world building, but unique. Lots of voice in the query and leaves me wanting more! ACCEPT #tenqueries
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Q7: Adult Fantasy. Reading the query, this isn't a fantasy. Please don't make sure you know your genres when querying! PASS #tenqueries
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Q6: Romantic suspense. Not quite my genre. The right romance, yes, but generally romantic suspense isn't for me. PASS #tenqueries
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Q5: YA fantasy. Paranormal which is awesome, but vague query. Uses "unexpected events" -- please don't use this phrase! PASS #tenqueries
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Q4: Adult SciFi. Query tells me what the themes are but nothing about the plot. I need to know what your book is about! PASS #tenqueries
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Q3: Adult Fantasy. Now a too-brief query that only focuses on a small aspect and doesn't give me a good sense of the world. PASS #tenqueries
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Q2: YA Fantasy. Very long query that is quite confusing. Don't try to cram every plot into your query! PASS #tenqueries
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Q1: Erotic romance, fantasy. I'm picky about my BDSM in books and this one doesn't speak to me. Pass #tenqueries
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Alllright! Time for some #tenqueries! No major details about queries to protect the authors. :^] here we go!
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Q10: MG contemporary. Undecided on premise. A few characters are introduced at once, so it was tough to connect. Maybe #tenqueries
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Q9: YA fantasy. Interesting premise. I felt thrown into the story-pages need a bit more world building. Pass #tenqueries
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Q8: YA historical. Premise wasn't my cup of tea. Word count is long for YA. Pass #tenqueries
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Q7: Query was confusing. Pages jumped to different chapters. Premise wasn't my cup of tea. Pass #tenqueries
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Q6: YA fantasy. I wasn't 100% sold on the premise, and the pages didn't pull me in. Pass #tenqueries