Laura Zats

Q114: first 300 words of query about the author writing the book, not the book itself. Pass. #500queries

Q113: Note: a romance is NOT any book with a romance in it. It has specific parameters. #500queries

Q112: F with a mideast-based setting. Intrigued! #500queries

Q111: Mermaids. Pass! #500queries

Q110: 14K book author isn't done writing. No. #500queries

Q109: So remember when I said I was rarely into time travel books? I found one I want! #500queries

Q108: sad/serious YA. I normally don't go for these unless they're also super funny #500queries

Q107: C YA that is a teeny bit misogynistic. Def pass. #500queries

Q106: YA SF. Could have been fun, but the author didn't give me a good enough sense of the world. Pass. #500queries

Q105: Contemp F. Didn't grab me--too UF. I want something magicians-y insead. #500queries

Q104: Never begin your book with the MC waking up. Just say no. #500queries

Q103: C YA that appears gritty for the sake of grit, not because it fits the story. Pass. #500queries

Q102: I auto-reject any query that celebrates racist and derogatory stereotypes, and yes, that INCLUDES the G-word. #500queries

Q101: A query with only plotpoints is bland. Provide a little flavor to let us get to know the MC and world! #500queries

Q100: already pubbed, and query was a pasting of the first chapter. No. #500queries

Q99: F Rom that was too trope-driven for my taste. not enough twist! #500queries

Q98: If your MC has a secret that is the basis for the plot, then you need to share it. I can't be invested in just a secret #500queries

Q97: Book already self-pubbed. Can't do anything with that. #500queries

Q96: YA F a teeny too political for my taste. #500queries

Q95: YA...something. Can't tell the genre, and am a bit thrown by the number of concepts thrown around in the query. Pass. #500queries