Laura Zats

I'm going to be going into a bunch of #partials for #500queries later this week.

Q283: SF. Claimed comp to OUTLANDER instead of BIG. It's ok to comp to what the book is ACTUALLY like, and not just trending. #500queries

Q282: It is Vague Day again here at Red Sofa. Specfics get you agents, folks .#500queries

Q281: Interesting WF, but not in my wheelhouse. Pass #500queries

Q280: If you self-pub, that's your first and only shot for that idea. You can't go from indie to trad. Agents want new ideas. #500queries

Q279: Agent confession: I automatically turn down queries with hypothetical Qs as loglines. It's lazy writing + drives me nuts #500queries

Q278: Post-apocalyptic SF with terrorists—the heavily political stuff isn't for me, kids. #500queries

Q277: YA that is 380k and they addressed me as "Andy." Pass. #500queries

Q276: MG about superpowers. Too common right now. Pass. #500queries

Q275: A book that will make billions??? You don't say! #500queries

Q274: YA historical fantasy. I'm sick of the Greeks. #500queries

Q273: Monica Lewinski-based fiction (lol. I typo-ed and wrote "diction" at first") Yeah no. #500queries

Q272: Erotic epic fantasy with a vampire queen. Nopeskies. #500queries

Q271: Guide to NYC. Not anywhere NEAR what I rep. #500queries

Q270: "You are our first submission. Please honor that by reading soon" *eyeroll* #500queries

Q269: Novel version of Neil Young's new album--all message, no heart. #500queries

Q268: 10 paragraphs. Not one gave specifics about the book. Three said the same thing. This does not speak to a high skill level #500queries

Q267: My equivalent to nails on a chalkboard? "thru" in place of "through" That's enough to make me reject a query right there. #500queries

Q266: Even if your style is lush and literary, tamper it for your query. The main goal is for it to be clear and concise. #500queries

Q265: YA. Demons. Nope. #500queries