Laura Zats

Q33: Spec fic whose MC was 1) buried in the query 2) feels very much like a Mary Sue. Pass. #500queries

Q32: Witch book, but a little too special-snowflake for my taste. Pass. #500queries

Q31: Spec-fic. Author has great credentials, but the story wasn't for me. #500queries

Q30: YA from #pitmad. Concept was okay, but I got disoriented by the sheer mass of elements in the query. Pass. #500queries

Q29: Superhero book. Unfortunately, I am not accepting any of these. Pass. #500queries

Q28: MG. About witches, but didn't excite me. #500queries

Q27: I also do not accept queries sent by a third party, especially shady business companies. #500queries

Q26: YA w/ school shootings are popping up b/c it's been happening a lot. I can't bring myself to read about it in fic too #500queries

Q25: A log line is not the first line of your novel. Especially if it has very little to do with the pitch itself. #500queries

Q24: Supremely baffled by this adult SF. So, so confused. Do not want. #500queries

Q23: A query for a book that isn't finished. Do not do this. #500queries

Q22: Another dystopian in the vein of Margaret Atwood. Except without the hook to back it up. #500queries

Q21: I can't take a writer seriously who puts her genre in scare quotes. Pass.
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Q20: Another YA dystopian zombie-adjacent book. Pass. #500queries

Q19: I think I'm going to put a blanket no on rape-as-plot-device-and-only-source-of-character-development for romances. #500queries

Q18: From #pitmad. Witch book (Yay!) but was not digging how the query was written. Makes me worried it'll be telly. Pass. #500queries

Q17: Veronica Mars + witches. WAAAAANT. #500queries

Q16: From #pitmad. YA romance, but with a super dark twist. Also deals w/ forgiveness, which is my kryptonite. #500queries

Q15: I love books w/ diversity, but I need the story too. Saying how much a particular topic is needed isn't going to get a req #500queries

Q14: From #pitmad. Was hoping for romance. Instead got F too light for my list, #500queries