Q4: "is being written". SO it's not done and it is 85K words already????? YA Nonfiction. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Just because you think it is YA does not make it YA. Writing style also plays a part. This is an adult literary. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: 1) I don't rep adult. A 20 yr old=adult. 2)unless you are disabled or heavily researched the novel, I will O_o. Pass YA #tenqueries

Q1: Awesome premise. And then the writing's pacing was much too fast. For an emotional novel, let it linger. Pass YA #tenqueries

Q10: I get a lot of gardening picture books. But there's a balance to be found between instructional and story. Pass. #tenqueries.

Q9: MG or Chapter Book. Knowing what you write is important. If you don't know, I then think you don't know the market. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Pass. I don't do adult books. And especially not adult non-fiction. #tenqueries

Q7: Picture Book. Pass. Punctuation in your queries matters. Queries are like cover letters. Don't blow them off. #tenqueries

Q6: MG Mystery. Pass. Your first pages should not read like a synopsis. And, believe me, I triple checked. #tenqueries

Q5: Pass because 1) too heavy handed on the message and 2)not what I like to see in Middle Grade. #tenqueries

Q3: This is weird and I love the premise, but very disorientating to read. Pass, but this could have gone either way. YA fantasy #tenqueries

Q2: A YA Fantasy. The writing is good, but I'm not hooked. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA Thriller that doesn't thrill me, though the writing is okay. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Thriller. Very intriguing concept, and it makes me curious how it could be done in book form. Not a pass for now...

Q9: Sigh. No query letter at all, just the ten pages. PASS. (Please follow submission instructions, guys!)

Q8: PB. Didn't follow submission instructions and I'm not in love with the concepts. Pass.

Q7: Horror. Pretty tropey--I don't see how this one can break out from other similar stories. Pass.

Q6: Horror. This dialogue...isn't working. Pass.

Q5: YA/crossover, but the word count is too short and the conflict is very vague. Pass.

Q4: Adult fantasy. High word count and swordery, which isn't my bag. Pass.