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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Q33: [rhetorical question] + BEHOLD! + [vampires are the answer] = rejection #500queries
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Q32: PB (which I don't rep) and crappy art. Pass. #500queries
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Q31: Hard SF (I prefer soft) with a lot of vague world info, none about the characters. Pass #500queries
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Q30: 60k MG. Orphan who discovers special powers. Too long and too familiar. Pass #500queries
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Q29: YA spanning several years, including going into adulthood. YA should have a short timespan. Pass. #500queries
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Q28: 120k military romance. Uh, no. #500queries
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Q27: MG historical. Not too big into that, plus it's a little too precious for my taste. Pass. #500queries
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Q26: MG sold as Labyrinth meets Jumanji. Yes please. Request partial. #500queries
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Q25: Upper YA/NA UF about the truth and the lies we tell ourselves. With action and punches and stuff. Req partial. #500queries
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Q24: I know nothing about this book except that it's funny and for the masses. Pass. #500queries
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Q23: "To whom it may concern" as an address gets an automatic no. Didn't read query. #500queries
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Q22: Highbrow SF. Aliens and God. Neither of those on their own tickle my fancy. Pass #500queries
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Q21: YA F. Turns out I have an aversion to books about leprechauns. Pass. #whoknew? #500queries
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Q20: YA about sexual abuse. Fine, except that's all there is to this book, and no indication of other growth/tension. Pass. #500queries
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Q19: YA ensemble high fantasy. Not into repping the sword and sorcery and the moment, so pass #500queries
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Q18: C WF "loosely based on my own experiences" that "every woman can relate to." Lies. Pass. #500queries
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Q17: Book that's been pubbed via KDP. Nope. #500queries
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Q15: Artsy MG adventure, but it's a treasure hunt, and I have a rule against those. Regretful pass #500queries
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Q14: YA C. Didactic, and author has trouble with adverbs. Pass #500queries
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Q13: YA C. 130K words. No. Just…no. #500queries