Laura Zats

Q53: Self-pubbed litfic. I don't do either. Pass. #500queries

Q52: Romance. Nothing about the story other than that it will "tickle the adult senses." Pass. #500queries

Q51: Precious MG about friendship. I like friendship in my books but not when it's supposed to ~teach~ the reader about it. Pass #500queries

Q50: "Dear Editor." Yes, I am an editor, but not at this email address. Pass, Writer. Pass. #500queries

Q49: #protip: don't put your logline in the SUBJECT LINE of a query. Political thriller. Not for me. #500queries

Q48: A semi-fictional account of the author's diary. Nope. Do not want. Pass. #500queries #nomemoirs

Q47: NA F. Amnesia is the driving force behind the plot. This is not that exciting. Pass. #500queries

Q46: A F. Big block of text, lots of confusing invented pronoun dropping. Pass. #500queries

Q45: Rom. Not fun or sexy. Mechanical and awkward, instead. I actually grimaced. Pass. #500queries

Q44: UF. Interesting premise, but women in the book are cardboard sex kittens, rather than characters. Pass. #500queries

Q43: SF query passed on from @JennieGoloboy. Lots of heart + spaceships = sold. Req partial #500queries

Q42: C Rom. Query makes the story seem awfully generic. Also, it wasn't proofread. Pass. #500queries

Q41: It seems I'm allergic to MG manuscripts that are too twee and precious. Pass. #500queries

Q40: C YA. No idea who the MC is, only what the ~important themes and lessons~ are for the book. Pass. #500queries

Q39: A UF. Interesting plot, but the MC seems like an unlikable sad-sack. Pass. #500queries

Q38: YA. Totally had me with the superhero stuff, until it mentioned there was werewolves/vamps/shapeshifters. #sad #500queries

Q37: YA but it's about college but the protagonist is 28 #confused. Pass. #500queries

Q36: C Rom. Hero is blue collar and utterly charming. I'm all for taking a break from mysterious billionaires. Req. #500queries

Q35: Cute adventure MG, but the author just HAD to include a Chosen One plot line. Pass. #500queries

Q34: pitch that sounded like a MG. Book is 114k long. #confused #500queries