Q3: Author just sent an attachment 😞 Please don't send attachments unless requested. Thnx! Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: No genre/query info. The first couple of pages didn't grab my attention. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: psychological thriller. This really isn't my genre/cup of tea. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: ...it was going so well until a brain anuerysm appeared out of absolute nowhere #tenqueries

Q7: a request! right categories, well-written query, references a recent #MSWL... Worth taking a look, certainly. #tenqueries

Q6: For NF, you need to tell me your platform. I'm really openminded on what makes someone an "expert," but you need *something* #tenqueries

q5: too gritty. I'm good with violence in books, but not when it seems like it's just being added as a means of sensationalism #tenqueries

Q4: Go into your saved query letter, right now, and delete the phrase "recently completed." That reads as "unrevised." #tenqueries

Q3: I see a ton of overwritten queries. Show that you can write, but clarity is king (or queen, or your monarch of choice)! #tenqueries

Q2: pitch the book, but pitch yourself a little bit too! We sign people, not just books, so I want to know something about you! #tenqueries

Q1: I don't rep romance. Lots of places to check an agent's categories. Suggests you're not quite doing your homework #tenqueries

Q10: Chick lit. Writing style in sample mirrored the witty, snarky attitude of the query. Made me laugh! Partial. #tenqueries

Q9: MG Dystopian. A pass more on the fact the query was filled entirely with ?s ("What would you do if...?"). Make statements! #tenqueries

Q8: YA Fantasy? Maybe? Too distracted by the CAPS and bold and colors and fonts. Clean and professional, please! Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: A Fantasy. Brilliant concept! Powerful opening action scene severely weakened by characters' unrealistic dialogue. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Dystopian. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: MG/YA Fantasy. Chosen One is Sent on a Quest and Makes Friends. Show me what makes this unique, different, stand out. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA fantasy. Answered a mswl call. A super awesome Shakespeare play written all over this. Drool! Partial. #tenqueries

Q3: Contemp YA. Diversity, friendship, resiliency (yay!). Writing in sample clunky, lots of stop & go, lots of telling. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: All the email contained was "Attached is my query and manuscript." Follow submission guidelines! Pass. #tenqueries