Laura Zats

Q124: awesome MC, but I wasn't so into the elemental YA fantasy. Regretful pass. #500queries

Q123: Is it weird that I really want a book with witches but not so much with wizards? Oh well. I'm going for it #500queries #mswl

Q122:Intersectionality is key—There's no "black narrative" or "queer narrative" Vague characters + experiences do no one good #500queries

Q121: the anthropologist #weneeddiversebooks lover in me balks at any story with gypsies as strange, magical bad guys. #500queries

Q120: Just putting this out there: I am not a fan of cute #kidlit. I want action, adventure, humor, and smarts. #500queries

Q119: Another day, another writer who has no idea that an agent isn't a publisher. #500queries

Q118: SF. Kind of a X-Men thing going on? Either way, they're hard to beat. Pass. #500queries

Q117: Sort of an Eleanor & Park vibe with bullying and a blind protag. I'll bite! #500queries

Q116: Please, please, please spell your comp titles right. If you don't know what it's called, how can I believe you read it? #500queries

Q115: 200words talking about how your book is unique bc it's about brown kids doesn't excite me. I want authentic diversity #500queries

Q114: A good title will take you a long way, but never all the way--it should be backed up with awesome content! #500queries

Q113: "the MC's protagonist is constantly derailed by issues that challenge his personal resolve" OMG so vague it hurts #500queries

Q112: The anthropologist in me gave a HUGE eyeroll when this query said people descended from apes. #500queries

Q111: a 200k word MS will never work with me. Sorry. #500queries

Q110: Memoir. Seriously, I don't think anyone has ever gotten an agent from ignoring representative categories. #500queries

Q109:baseball NF. Nope #500queries

Q108: Pitching a series will always be a bad idea. I need to like the first book before I care about Book 2 on. #500queries

Q107: I can't help you start a magazine. Sorry. #500queries

Q106: there are no words for how much I hate queries that begin with a question #500queries

Q105: I know it's nitpicky, but if you send a synopsis instead of a summary in a query, I will pass. Rules are rules #500queries