Literary Agent
Q6: I don't do adult, but this looks intriguing. If it's not for me, I can always see if another agent wants it. Request #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q5: I'm not sure about this one, but the writing looks promising. Request this YA #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q4: Another YA I would love to see, but the writing is not strong enough for me. Sadly pass #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q3: I want to like this, but the writing skims the emotions and is weird at time. Sadly, pass on this YA #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q2: Also been sitting on this, but I'm intrigued by the premise to ask for more. Request YA Fantasy #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q1: I have been on the fence about this one, but ultimately, with my workload, I'm not in a place to take it on. MG pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q10: MG Myst. Diversity meets traditional detective fiction with a twist. Writing sample right voice for MG. Partial #tenqueries #querywin
Literary Agent
Q9: YA Contemp. A bit unoriginal/played out. Writing not strong enough to make it fresh/original. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q8: WF or Literary (?), no genre/word count. Run-on sentences. Interesting concept but writing unfortunately very messy. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q7: Thriller (no). Full of blurbs. Defensive. Pub’d under author’s imprint. Lots of traditional-publishing hate thrown. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q6: YA F. Carbon copy of LotR. Time to branch out and seek originality in creatures and plots. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q5: NF (I do not rep NF). All about how Moron Who Shall Not Be Named is amazing. Definitely not for me. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q4: YA HF F. Fun, cheeky, made me think of a comedic version of A GREAT & TERRIBLE BEAUTY. Partial #tenqueries #querywin
Literary Agent
Q3: F. Paragraphs of self-doubt followed by a few sentences of story pitch. Pass #tenqueries
Be brave! Don’t let us see your doubt/fear!
Literary Agent
Q2: F. Pitch floundered. Fantasy is hard (so much happens, want to share it all!), but we need a plot thread to follow. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q1: YA, tho query read like politically intense WF. Word count far too low for either audience. Writing sample sloppy. Pass #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q10: YA. Intriguing, but introduces a LOT of concepts with no clear explanation for how they all fit together. I'm bummed but--Pass.
Literary Agent
Q9: Thriller. Looking a little derivative, and I'm not in love with the writing. Pass.
Literary Agent
Q8: PB. Not grabbing me. Pass.
Literary Agent
Q7: I don't represent screenplays. Pass.