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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Q244: contemporary Fantasy--awesome idea, but too close to something I already rep. Reluctant pass. #500queries
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Q233: "Hi" is a poorly disguised greeting for a mass email query. #500queries
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Q232: a cocky, narcissistic, misogynistic douche as a protagonist. Just my type! #sarcasm #500queries
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Q231: If you're going traditional, I promise you your cover art is NOT going to help. #500queries
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Q230: MG. Might be too cutesy for me, might be just right. Awesome platform, too. Request. #500queries
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Q229: There are few things in this world as bad a scare quotes, and excessive italics are one of those things. #500queries
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Q228: Query in attachment. Do not open. Pass. #500queries
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Q227: Good sounding YA romance, but that's not my bag (1st love wasnt terribly awesome 1st time around, I'm meh on repeating it) #500queries
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Q226: SF YA. Awesome concept, 50k too long. Pass. #500queries
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Q225: Also officially sick of "teen moves from the city to the country and life is hard." #500queries
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Q224: Officially burnt out on superhero YA. #500queries
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#223: Query titled "Please respond ASAP." This one's not even getting a read. #500queries
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Q222: "The tagline flows thusly…" *headdesk* #500queries
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Q221: Different query for the same book, send the same day. What, did you think I wouldn't notice? #500queries
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Q220: Strike 1: Called Ms. Reed. Strike 2: Starts with hypothetical question. Strike 3: Boring love book. #500queries
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Q219: MG that's way too serious for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q218: SF with a query that reads like high fantasy. Confused. #500queries
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Q217: Meh apocalyptic SF. Not hooky enough. #500queries
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Q216: "Many agents have rejected our book but we will not give up." That happens to every author. You just wasted a log line. #500queries
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Q215: Zombies. Can't sell those right now #500queries