Literary Agent
Q2: First 5 pages were a woman out for a run, gets abducted. Cut to detective behind a desk drinking coffee. Sound familiar? #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q1: We're off to a great start! Author addressed me as "Ms. Ellis." If you're going to cut and paste, at least change the name. #tenqueries
Editor
Q10: literary love story. Great setting and characters; good publishing history. Request. #tenqueries
Editor
Q9: vampire love story. Too many familiar elements in an arena where you MUST be distinctive. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q8: illustrated poetry collections. Amy doesn't acquire poetry. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q7: literary apocalyptic fic with zombies. Am avoiding zombies right now (overdone). Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q6: VERY high-concept philosophical fiction. Pitch confused me and sounded a little lofty w/o meaning. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q5: nonfiction memoir. Super hard category and this one doesn't sound distinctive enough. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q4: lit women's fiction about reproductive rights. Perfect! Love the historical sweep of narrative, too. Request. #tenqueries
Editor
Q3: literary sci-fi. Written in vignettes (hard to pull off) and sounds way too complicated. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q2: a music novel. Sounds too small in scale and pitch isn't funny enough for a humorous book. Pass. #tenqueries
Editor
Q1: erotic romance. Love the India setting & focus on women but Amy isn't taking on erotic romance projects. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q10: Great opening, but no real plot summary. Pass #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q9: Another angel query. Previously stated I don't like these. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q8: Fictionalized memoir, not one of my genres. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q7: YA fantasy, poorly written intro. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q6: Adult sci-fi, not sure of hero's/villain's motivations and unclear world. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q5: Very confusing and too gruesome for me. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q4: Psychological thriller about cannibalism. I don't love adult thrillers. Pass. #tenqueries
Literary Agent
Q3: Adult sci-fi with confusing premise. Pass. #tenqueries