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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Q233: I’m not entirely convinced this query wasn’t 30% gibberish #500queries
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Q232: YA that sounds WAYYYY too much like a book already pubbed (and bestselling) #500queries
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Q231: A SF. Makes no sense. Pass. #500queries
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Q230: YA f. Too traditional for me #500queries
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Q229: It’s super great you won a Kirkus Indie award for this book, but it’s ALREADY PUBBED #500queries
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Q228: Werewolves. No. #500queries
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Q227: YA F. Solid Meh. Nothing else to add. #500queries
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Q226: I’m all for plot twists, but if I can guess the twist from the first two lines of the query, you’re doing it wrong #500queries
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Q225: Of COURSE I’m going to look at your MS you told me NOTHING ABOUT #500queries
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Q224: Forgot about the query in the 30 seconds it took me to reject/write this down. Bad sign. #500queries
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Q223: I could have been super down with this YA F, but got thrown too many terms. #500queries
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Q222: Attached query. Didn’t read. #500queries
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Q221:Just because your book has explicit sex does NOT mean it’s erotica #500queries
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Q220: Your diverse book might not be problematic, but check to see if your query presents it as so #500queries
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Q219: You can’t fool me. I know “cannibal corpses” are zombies. Pass. #500queries
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Q218: Good writing, but I’m baffled by the overall concept of this MG #500queries
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Q217: YA very, very similar to a book already in my list. Pass! #500queries
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Q216: Issues disguised as people are NOT my bag. Think beyond stereotypes! #500queries
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Q215: Another MG inspired by DWJ, with a trans character! Req! #500queries
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Q214: Been seeing a lot of magical realism in YA lately, and this one got me interested! #500queries