Laura Zats

Q402: MG. Meh. Not grabbing me. #500queries

Q401: NA R. idea's not bad, and author has an excellent track record. Request. #500queries

Q400: Intriguing YA SF, but too dystopian for my list and current trends. #500queries

Q399: How not to write a query: pitch multiple books. Some of which are self-pubbed. #500queries

Q398: Twilight with angels. You have the wrongest of the wrong girls. #500queries

Q397: Too many names introduced in a query pretty much guarantees you won't get requests. Focus on tension, hook, and 1-2 MCs. #500queries

Q396: I will never req a book about a white savior. #500queries #weneeddiversebooks

Q395: Histfic. I don't rep that unless it's really naughty or has aliens or something in it. #500queries

Q394: YA F. Focused on author/what book wasn't. Didn't grab me. Lost opportunity, as I would have req'd if query was better #500queries

Q393: a log line is NOT the first line of your book. Makes me nervous that you don't know how to sell your writing. #500queries

Q392: Romance about a "loss of childhood innocence." Gag. I hate it when sexuality is seen as dirty rather than natural #500queries

Q391: NA R. Bored heroine who is missing something. Mysterious man who is hiding something. Yawn. #500queries

Q390: vampires. No. #500queries

Q390: C R. Not terribly innovative, and not enough of a hook to keep me in. Pass. #500queries

Q389: YA retelling. YAY! With superheroes. Boo. Sad pass. #500queries

Q388: Mystery. Still don't rep those. #500queries

Q387: Mansplain-y romance novel. Ew. #500queries

Q386: I really hate queries written in the voice of the MC. It's really gimmicky. #500queries.

Q385: How not to respond to a form rejection: by telling me I didn't really mean to say no and then sending me a partial #500queries

Q384: C F. Disabled MC. Monsters. Interested. #500queries