Laura Zats

Q64: Portal fantasies are a hard sell for me. This one didn’t do it. Pass. #500queries

Q63: Please don’t lecture agents on the purpose of a particular genre. Just tell us about the story. Pass. #500queries

Q62: ONLY QUERY ONE BOOK AT A TIME! Pass. #500queries

Q61: SFF authors work really hard to build worlds, but please don’t try to squish it all into a query. It confuses me and means I won’t read the book. Pass. #500queries

Q60: Just the vaguest MC in the vaguest world. I got bored two paragraphs in. Pass. #500queries

Q59: Geek girls! Yes! But the story is entirely about them going after one another rather taking over the spaces that don’t make them feel welcome. Boo. Pass. #500queries

Q58: This C YA is totally up my alley. So much so that I already rep something almost exactly like it! Pass. #500queries

Q57: Inspiration porn masquerading as YA. Pass. #500queries

Q56: C YA. I was really conflicted by this pitch, but in a way that makes me keep thinking about it. Only one way to out if I like it! Request. #500queries

Q55: I have 0 patience for stories completely centered around female competition. I’d love to see supportive women being friends with one another! Pass. #500queries

Q54: You might think you’ll never get your query right, but queries like this don’t even resemble a standard query. I promise, you’re ahead of the pack. Pass. #500queries

Q53: Suspense. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q52: There’s a huge difference between WF and romance. If you’re writing either, learn it! Pass. #500queries

Q51: C YA with a lot of social issues. Could be great, could be awful, but I need to look at pages to find out. Request. #500queries

Q50: I was on the fence about this MG. Read the query, went away, came back, and didn’t NEED to have it, so I’ll step aside. Pass. #500queries

Q49: Thrillers. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q48: I love subgenres like Steampunk, but if you’re pitching one, you need to make sure you make yours sound really special. The market is too crowded for vagueness! Pass. #500queries

Q47: F that thinks it’s revolutionary, but isn’t actually at all. Pass. Read in your genre, kids. #500queries

Q46: Sub from a writer I already like for a new book that feels like it was written for me. Request! #500queries

Q45: EROTICA IS A GENRE. NOT YOUR WEIRD MID-LIFE CRISIS SEX-FANTASY-MEMOIR. Pass. #500queries