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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Q303: Hist YA Fic. Really beautifully written, but a bit too literary for my list. Regretful pass #partial #500queries
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Q302: SF YA sent by @jenniegoloboy. I loves it and I want to put it in my pocket to keep it close forever. Req full. #partial #500queries
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Q301: "unique reading experience, as it draws&captures attention by taking readers into the heart of a young boys growing pains. #500queries
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Q300: C WF/Romance. Love the voice, but the story has WAY too much going on, and one too manny suitors #full #500queries
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Q299: YA SF/ Really well-written, but I didn't NEED to keep reading after three chapters. #partial #500queries
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Q298: YA SF. Awesome premise, but the actions is very, very confusing #partial #500queries
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Q297: MG F. Awesome stories, but the POV isn't nearly close enough, so it doesn't feel MG. #partial #500queries
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Q296: also erotica. Well-written, but it's just not toe-curling. #partial #500queries
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Q295: Erotica. All banter, no set up, or dialogue tags. No. #partial #500queries
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Q294: C YA. GLBT. a little telly, but I think it works for the MC's narration. I'll take a look at the rest. #partial #500queries
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Q293: C NA. Narration trying to be snarky/smart, only achieves being very, VERY telly #partial #500queries
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Q292: YA F. Action and the MC's reaction to it isn't believable--most likely because of a lack of world building #partial #500queries
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Q291:if you're querying, DON'T use an email shared w/ your spouse. It makes me scared you won't be able to handle social media. #500queries
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Q290: YA distopian. Meh. #500queries
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Q289: #pubtip: don't name your SF alien race after the slang for a naughty part #500queries
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Q288: Child soldiers are ALSO not my bag. #500queries
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Q287: Gold diggers are not my bag, baby. #500queries
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Q286: Weirdest query in months. Written in the third person, as if the author was ALSO a early reader of the novel. #lolwhut #500queries
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Q285: Using the supernatural to "symbolize uniquely human conflicts"? You don't say! *headdesk* #500queries
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Q284: multiple, prescriptive kids books in one query. No on so many levels. #500queries