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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Q214: book that's already self-pubbed. Pass. #500queries
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Q213: Epistolary is one thing. An entire novel in text is quite another. I love world building too much for that! #500queries
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Q211: 51k political SF. Too short, not my bag. #500queries
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Q210: YA SF. Awesome premise and the MCs have non-binary genders. Cool. #500queries
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Q209: Romantic suspense. Interesting premise, but it's not my sweet spot. Pass. #500queries
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Q208: C YA. Unconventional format, diversity, personalized query, and super cool hook. WANT! #500queries
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Q207: ah. The elusive "quesry." It is nice to see you. #500queries
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Q206: I love that SF/F subs are saying they pass the Bechdel test. I don't love 1/6 of the query explaining WHY it passes. #500queries
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Q205: C R. Too many cliché puns. We get it. The book is about cars. #500queries
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Q204: Elf love triangle. No thanks. #500queries
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Q203: If your comp is THE DRESDEN FILES, I have HIGH expectations. Query wasn't nearly funny enough for that! #500queries
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Q202: Pit bull fighting rings. NOOOOOOPE. #ilovemypittie #500queries
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Q201: F. Well-written query, but too thriller-y for my taste. #500queries
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Q200: SF. Interesting premise. Sent it on to @JennieGoloboy #500queries
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Q199: I do not like it when men are described as "crippled by lust." It takes away the agency of both partners. #500queries
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Q198: Sans serif gigantic block of text. MY EYES! tl;dr PASS. Be kind, help us avoid eye strain. We all wear glasses already. #500queries
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Q197: "Here's something a little different. Instead of trying to explain, I'll just show you." NO! NO! ABORT! ABORRRRTTTTT! #500queries
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Q196: A 10k Christmas classic addressed to "Agent"? SIGN ME UP. Dude. Even Santa knows my name. #500queries
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Q195: A parenting guide. I do all fiction. This does not follow. #500queries.
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Q194: Vampires AND demons. In YA. Nope. Nope nope nope. #500queries