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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- #tenqueries (92)
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- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)
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Q305: F had a fine idea, but every sentence had the same cadence, which does not bode well for the book. Pass. #500queries
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Q304: Another MS that’s a version of one book I already rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q303: I’ve been seeing a lot of modern Minority Reports. This one didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q302: CYA that’s geeky and silly and all the things I love. Request! #500queries
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Q301: I love the idea of this book. So much so that I have a very similar one on my list! Pass. #500queries
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Q300: Thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q299: YA SF. I completely forgot what it was about when I tabbed away. Pass. #500queries
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Q298: YA from someone I’m not convinced has ever read YA. Pass. #500queries
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Q297: Super geeky C YA. I’ll bite! Request #500queries
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Q296: humorous SFF is hard for me, but this one piqued my interest. I’ll give it a shot. Request. #500queries
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Q295: Just the most sanitized, cliche romance. Pass. #500queries
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Q294: I love C YA that grapples with social constructs, but only when it engages with the fact that something IS a social construct. This didn’t do that. Pass. #500queries
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Q293: It’s pretty much a guarantee that if you describe anything in your query as unique--including your MS, I won’t request it. Pass. #500queries
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Q292: This YA SF is a little too didactic. Pass. #500queries
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Q291: I’m picky about ensembles. This one didn’t give me someone to fall in love with, so pass. #500queries
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Q290: If you send me a synopsis instead of a query, I’m just not going to read it. Pass. #500queries
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Q289: as I’ve mentioned before, hist YA is a hard sell, but this one hit ALL the buttons! Request! #500queries
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Q288: Mass query. Pass. #500queries
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Q287: this book can’t figure out if it’s YA or WF. Pass. #500queries
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Q286: C Rom with a chef. I’m a huge foodie, so I’ll give it a try. Request #500queries