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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Q344: Rom from someone I met at a conference. Req full. #500queries #everyquery
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Q343: YA retelling, but didn't knock my socks off. #500queries #everyquery
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Q342: Romance. Way too long and heavy for my taste. #500queries #everyquery
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Q341: Thinking of @JennieGoloboy as I turn down yet ANOTHER MG/YA with magical jewelry. #500queries #everyquery
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Q340: YA. Basically the perfect query, but isn't quite quirky enough for my list. Regretful pass. #500queries #everyquery
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Q339: query had me until it claimed to be for MG, YA, and adult audiences. Pass. #500queries #everyquery
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Q338: MG. Sent it on to the rest of the Sofa. #500queries #everyquery
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Q337: If you've sent an agent 5 books, and you've gotten a form rejection every time, then they're not right for you #500queries #everyquery
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Q336: an issue book for adults! Still no. #500queries #everyquery
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Q335: My nails on a chalkboard? Beginning a query with "imagine a world" #500queries #everyquery
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Q334: WF. I am no longer open to queries for women's fic. #500queries #everyquery
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Q332: Query letter attached. I don't open attachments unless I ask for them. #500queries #everyquery
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Q331: F. Got bored 1/3 of the way through. Pass. #500queries #everyquery
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Q333: Supernatural NA. Very stilted language in the query. Pass. #500queries #everyquery
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Q330: That moment when someone's bio is so, so obviously fake. #500queries #everyquery
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Q329: Romantic thriller that had a self-pubbed prequel and is actually fantasy. What? #500queries #everyquery
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Q328: SF teaching people about the author's philosophy. No. #500queries #everyquery.
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Q327: "The perfect fiction novel." You don't say! *headdesk* #500queries #everyquery
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Q326: MG teaching proper moral conduct through "lessons." NO. #500queries #everyquery
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Q325: maybe women's fic? Maybe? Who knows. Not into it. #500queries #everyquery