Laura Zats
Literary Agent
Headwater Literary Management
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
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- #askagent (149)
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Q166: Novella. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q160: YA SF. Good idea, but I’ve seen about three almost identical versions of this plot recently. Pass. #500queries
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Q165: SF, too short and sort of tone deaf. Pass. #500queries
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Q159: ACTUAL EROTICA! Hallelujah! Request. #500queries
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Q164: Query as YouTube video. That’s a first. Pass. #500queries
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Q158: Not a query, just a one-line request to send some work. I won’t request if I don’t know what it is! Pass #500queries
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Q163: YA F. Might be really interesting, but it was too vague and didn’t do enough specific worldbuilding. Pass. #500queries
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Q157: I don’t do straight up adult histfic. Pass. #500queries
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Q162: I’m a sucker for a THE HATING GAME comp. Request! #500queries
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Q156: I can’t sell books that are already self-pubbed! Pass. #500queries
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Q155: I love the SF/literary crossover, but this wasn’t nearly SF enough. Pass.#500queries
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Q154: *headdesk* EROTICA *headdesk* IS *headdesk* A *headdesk* GENRE! This is NOT THAT. Pass. #500queries
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Q153: It’s 2018 and I’m really curious how YA narratives about deciding to keep toxic people in your life will play out. Request. #500queries
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Q152: If it’s 200,000+ words, I’m going to quit reading the query. Pass. #500queries
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Q151: Sexual assault as the focus of a plot is really, REALLY difficult to sell me. I’m sure it’s a good, important book, but I just can’t do it. Pass. #500queries
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Q150: Fantasy writers: please, please don’t settle for vague Tolkien descriptions of your story. Make it seem fresh and new! Pass. #500queries
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Q149: CR. I’ve never seen a setup like this before, and I’m intrigued! Request. #500queries
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Q148: I get a lot of literary classic retellings in space. This one didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q147: General fiction. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q146: Ugh Greek mythology. Pass. #500queries