Q4: YA fairytale retelling. Good pitch, but writing heavy on setting/description & pacing drags. Kept glazing as I read. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3 cont: I wouldn’t shy away from it if crucial to plot/character, but this needs to be handled with so much more care. Pass 2/2 #tenqueries

Q3: LGBT YA w/unique narrative structure. LOVE pitch, but trans character gets beat up on p.1, yikes. 1/2 #tenqueries

Q2: Wacky MG. Description is interesting, & great 1st line. But voice sounds way too adult and just not like a kid. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: Adult dystopian. Not an automatic pass, but writing is so internal & too avant garde. Just not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: YA Romance. This query has 9 named characters and is very unfocused. Too bad, it had a good hook. Pass #tenqueries

Q9: Contemp YA. The query has three sentences about the manuscript and three paragraphs about the writer. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Romantic Suspense. Sounds great until author says it is being self published in a couple weeks. Why did they query it? Pass #tenqueries

Q7: Literary fiction. Not interested in this story of the sad white dude who blames his bad life on women. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: A COZY!! This sounds absolutely delightful. Love the little details about the main character. Request full. #tenqueries

Q5: Historical mystery. Sounds fun, but there it sounds too much like something i have read many, many times. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Adult mystery. Query was VERY short and told me nothing. Included pages (against my guidelines) that didn't grab me. Pass #tenqueries

Q3: Adult lit fic/mystery. Hits two things on my #MSWL, has amazing comps, but may be too literary. Still intrigued. Request #tenqueries

Q2: Adult historical fic. This query is very confusing. I'm not sure what the main story is and got a lost in paragraph 2. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: MG historical fiction set in pre-WWII. Story sounds riveting and the writing in the query is great. Request 50 pages. #tenqueries

Q10: Adult NF proposal abt happiness, interesting. But author doesn’t have a platform, SO necessary with prescriptive NF. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: MG fantasy—great concept, but writing is way too cutesy. I like a smarter, snarkier voice (but still with heart!) Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: YA contemporary w/ a male protagonist, which honestly can be tricky. Plus, WAY too much info up front. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Ooh, a #pitchslam request! Already like pitch & first page. Quirky MG historical fantasy, yes please. Partial request! #tenqueries

Q6: PB text in rhyme. I’m not against rhyme, but language is contorted to fit the strict scheme & just sounds bizarre. Pass. #tenqueries