Q3: A Fantasy. Female MC is tortured, abused, raped, etc & finds self w help of male hero. Pass for 1) triggers & 2) feminism. #tenqueries

Q2: YA Fantasy. 1st book already self-pub'd. Query pitched books 1 & 2. Pitch one book at a time, & not a self-pub'd one. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA Fantasy. Query explained themes/topics covered w/o telling me about the story. Queries are like jacket summaries. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Classic mistake-sees what's selling now, trying to write to the trend. If something is trending, the trend is already over. #tenqueries

Q9: Nonfiction, memoir about life, travels, and experiences. Everyone has life, travel, and experience stories. Nothing unique. #tenqueries

Q8: MG, finished reading 10 pages...didn't hate it, but wasn't clamoring for more. In these cases, I usually tend to pass. #tenqueries

Q7:MC wakes up, in new house, from a dream in which she was running away from her mom's funeral. It's a cliche opening Voltron! #tenqueries

Q6: If there's a contest for who can fit the most exclamation points into one paragraph, this woman just won. #tenqueries

Q5:Alcoholic PI, estranged from family, seeks redemption by finding missing girl. There’s a chance this has been done before. #tenqueries

Q4:This is one of those times that makes me wonder if I might be doing the author a favor by just telling him he’s a bad writer. #tenqueries

Q3: Thriller w what sounds like a brutal female serial killer. Hell yes; women are just as evil, sick, and twisted as men are. #tenqueries

Q2: Horror, demon is the main bad guy. Does anyone hear the word “demon” and get creeped out anymore? I don’t, personally. #tenqueries

Q1:SUCH A COOL CONCEPT! But it was self-pubbed in 2012 and has under 5K lifetime sales. Not sure what I’d be able to do with it. #tenqueries

Q10: YA contemp. Query shows MC has unique story to tell, complex, etc. Voice/writing style in sample not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: WF. Heartbreaking/warming stakes, love the comp titles, interesting concept, polished writing sample. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q8: Just PDF attachments. That's it. This is also a major no-no in querying. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: YA Fantasy. Poor punctuation and syntax in the query also appeared in the opening paragraphs of the sample. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA contemp mystery. Impressive & unique concept, witty writing, sample was dark and funny. Partial. #tenqueries #querywin

Q5: A Hist Fic. Very much a Breslin FOR SUCH A TIME book, which... eeek. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: A General Fiction. Did not provide much in the query, but told me to click on a variety of links to read more. Pass. #tenqueries