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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Q433 I AM SO CONFUSED BY THIS PLOTLINE. PASSSSSSS #500queries
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Q432 In a query, I honestly don’t care what your writing process is like #500queries
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Q431 Retelling of MUCH ADO. Already have one of those #500queries
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Q430 I love neurodiverse characters. I do not love books that say they need to be fixed. #500queries
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Q429 I think this book wanted to be a romance. It did not succeed. #500queries
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Q428 C Rom. Not bad, but too straightforward for my list. #500queries
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Q427 Fantasy (YA). Fine, but didn’t grab me #500queries
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Q426 Fantasy. Well-written, but a teeny bit too vague. Didn’t make me want me to see more. #500queries
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Q425 More reapers. Pass. #500queries
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Q424 Another “Enclosed in this email is…” Pass. #500queries
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Q423 Horror novel (in all caps.) No. #500queries
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Q422 Query in comic sans. Auto no. #500queries
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Q421 “Attached are the first pages of my MS” is NOT A QUERY #500queries
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Q420 Mid-east fantasy. Request! #500queries
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Q419 Gigantic block of text. Didn’t read. #500queries
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Q418 Superhero YA. Pass. #500queries
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Q417 Ghosts existing isn’t enough for a plot. Give me more! #500queries
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Q416 I would likely request so many more manuscripts if only people followed query standards #500queries
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Q415 Chapter book. Don’t rep. #500queries
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Q414 I will also never request a book whose plot is basically advocating for a new Holocaust #500queries