Q1: Commercial fiction. Lots of explaining -- not a pitch. Later called crime fic AND nonfic memoir. What genre IS it? Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: I never watched the show, but I'm pretty sure this author wrote the novelization of an episode of Friends. #tenqueries

Q9: Military biography, grandson found out about his grandfather's time in WWIIand wants to tell his story. A very tough sell. #tenqueries

Q8: MG sports mystery that I'm going to request, LOVE, but then will probably have to pass since I won't be able to sell it. Boo.#tenqueries

Q7: Horror novel, the pitch involves wolves - or wulves, to be exact. Moving on. #tenqueries

Q6: Read the whole query and I have no clue what this book is about. But glad to hear that your husband is feeling better! #tenqueries

Q5: Travel memoir. I personally find these to be very boring. I never liked looking at vacation photos either. But that's me. #tenqueries

Q4: MG, opens w/ a boy walking home from school. What's exciting about a boy walking home from school? Nothing's happening! #tenqueries

Q3: Nothing fundamentally wrong w the MS, but the writing isn't quite there. This is probably my most common reason for passing. #tenqueries

Q2: Mystery, opens w/ cops standing around police tape surrounding the body of a dead girl. Sound familiar? Of course it does. #tenqueries

Q1: Medieval fantasy. Medieval fantasy isn't the same thing as historical fiction. Looking for the latter, not the former. Pass. #tenqueries

10. MG soccer story. Cute but not exactly my thing, and the writing is somewhat lacking in finesse. #tenqueries

9. Really not interested in narratives abt middle-aged white men overcoming mid-life crises by hooking up w/ much younger women. #tenqueries

8. SF, medical apocalypse. Good pitch but the writing is extremely technical & heavy on exposition. It just doesn't grab me.
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7. YA fantasy w/ Native Am. folklore. Oh dear. I'm sure the author means well but there is major White Savior narrative here. #tenqueries

6. MG portal fantasy. As my followers may know, my feelings about portal fantasy are not great... #tenqueries

5. MG fantasy. Potentially cute but the summary is pretty convoluted--I should have a better sense of the story from the pitch. #tenqueries

4. Historical fiction. Lady warrior protag is great but narrative makes point of distancing her from "other girls," not cool. #tenqueries

3. Queer superheroes! I want to love this, but it's a little too camp, sadly. #tenqueries

2. Horror. Cool premise but the synopsis promises a classic Mental Asylum ending--very problematic. #tenqueries