Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

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

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q5: I'm not sure about this one, but the writing looks promising. Request this YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q4: Another YA I would love to see, but the writing is not strong enough for me. Sadly pass #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q3: I want to like this, but the writing skims the emotions and is weird at time. Sadly, pass on this YA #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Q2: Also been sitting on this, but I'm intrigued by the premise to ask for more. Request YA Fantasy #tenqueries

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

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

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q10: MG Myst. Diversity meets traditional detective fiction with a twist. Writing sample right voice for MG. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q9: YA Contemp. A bit unoriginal/played out. Writing not strong enough to make it fresh/original. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q8: WF or Literary (?), no genre/word count. Run-on sentences. Interesting concept but writing unfortunately very messy. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q7: Thriller (no). Full of blurbs. Defensive. Pub’d under author’s imprint. Lots of traditional-publishing hate thrown. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q6: YA F. Carbon copy of LotR. Time to branch out and seek originality in creatures and plots. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q5: NF (I do not rep NF). All about how Moron Who Shall Not Be Named is amazing. Definitely not for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q4: YA HF F. Fun, cheeky, made me think of a comedic version of A GREAT & TERRIBLE BEAUTY. Partial #tenqueries #querywin

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

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!

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

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

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Q1: YA, tho query read like politically intense WF. Word count far too low for either audience. Writing sample sloppy. Pass #tenqueries

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Q10: YA. Intriguing, but introduces a LOT of concepts with no clear explanation for how they all fit together. I'm bummed but--Pass.

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Q9: Thriller. Looking a little derivative, and I'm not in love with the writing. Pass.

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Q8: PB. Not grabbing me. Pass.

Alyssa Jennette
@AlyssaJennette
Literary Agent
I ask a lot of questions. Painfully earnest. Art school grad (MICA '10). Literary agent at @StonesongNYC . Silence is not peace.
196 MSWL
165 Queries
5 Tips

Q7: I don't represent screenplays. Pass.