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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Q325: I can’t rep books already pubbed. Pass. #500queries
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Q324: If you claim your book will appeal to everyone, what that really means is that it’ll appeal to no one. Pass. #500queries
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Q323: WF pitched as romance. Pass. #500queries
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Q322: Read the entire query. Didn’t tell me anything about the book. Pass #500queries
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Q321: If you’re pitching your YA with the phrase ‘addresses this current issue” it’s a pass. #500queries
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Q320: Yeah, I don’t need any cheeky-but-actually-anti-feminist romance. Pass. #500queries
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Q319: Big Pharma thrillers aren’t my thing, Even in SF. Pass. #500queries
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Q318: Yeah, if you tell me anything other than erotica has “erotic elements” in it, you get a pass from me. #500queries
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Q317: Super vague “male scientist saves the world from corporations”. Pass. #500queries
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Q316: Pretty sure there’s a better version of this SF on the NYT bestseller list right now. Pass. #500queries
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Q315: This F did a good job with worldbuilding, but I was missing story. Pass. #500queries
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Q314: This CYA query isn’t super strong, but I am very intrigued by the concept. Request. #500queries
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Q313: I WON’T CARE WHY YOU WROTE YOUR BOOK UNLESS YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR BOOK IS. Pass. #500queries
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Q312: Not a huge fan of anthropomorphized animals as MC. Pass. #500queries
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Q311: I am so, so tired of reapers. Pass. #500queries
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Q310: This UF isn’t quite F enough for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q309: Ugh. Demons. Pass. #500queries
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Q308: the log line was repeated in the second para, and it’s way too short for F. Pass. #500queries
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Q307: This YA F has comps I don’t like, is too short, and is too vague. Pass on all three counts. #500queries
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Q306: memoir. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries