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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Q144: baffled a little by this contemp f. Going to pass with an eyebrow raise. #500queries
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Q143: YA F very similar to one I'm already working with. Pass #500queries
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Q142: being on Wattpad alone won't get you a req, but having millions of readers on it and a story I like will #500queries
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Q141: Every once in a while, I get a query that isn't in my representative categories, but perfect for me anyways. I wants it. #500queries
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Q140: high steam and a quirky heroine. I'll take a look at this romance. #500queries
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Q139: While I love to read them, familiar, trope-driven romance isn't my thing to represent. #500queries
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Q138: Paragraph about why author didn't summarize and follow guidelines. Did they ever think I would make a request? #500queries
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Q137: Lovely YA romance, but I don't have room in my list for straightforward YA rom. Pass. #500queries
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Q136: Queries written in the third person are super weird. #500queries
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Q135: A YA novel is not "perfect for readers aged 10-19" there's a big difference between MG and upper YA #500queries
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Q134: Completely nonplussed by this fantasy. Not quite interested enough to bite. #500queries
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Q133: more angels. #500queries
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Q132: as good as the book might be, a vague query will never get a request. #500queries
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Q131: Author wants me to publish (nope) a book computer translated from Russian to English (double nope) #500queries
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Q127: F MG with cool historical links and STEM. I'm in! #500queries
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Q130: 150k YA. No. #500queries
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Q129: Apocalyptic SF. I'm looking for lighter stuff. #500queries
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Q128: Tolkienesque fantasy. No thanks! Tired of white dudes on quests #500queries
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Q126: Is anyone else tired of Freemasons getting all the credit *raises hand* #500queries
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Q125: UGH! More amazing MCs and plots I'm not getting excited about. #500queries