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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Q492 MG F that is sciency, but didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q491 Most of the query is about why the book was written. This does not get a req. #500queries
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Q490 I am all for suspension of disbelief, but this YA premise is WAY too out there. #500queries
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Q489 C YA, but no hook! Pass. #500queries
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Q488 Chapter book. Don’t rep. #500queries
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Q487 MG. Too cute. Pass. #500queries
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Q486 More time travel, and this one is thoroughly unremarkable. #500queries
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Q485 Mass query. No. #500queries
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Q484 Setting is important for books, but it’s not enough to be only selling point. #500queries
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Q483 Very confused about what this book is. Pass. #500queries
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Q482 About 12 characters introduced in this query. Can’t follow, so don’t req #500queries
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Q481 NA—don’t rep anymore unless it’s trope-driven romance. #500queries
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Q480 WF, don’t rep. #500queries
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Q479C MG. Not bad. Just didn’t grab me. #500queries
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Q478 I hate kidlit pitched as themes rather than plot. I’ll figure it out, I promise. #500queries
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Q477 All the grammar mistakes. Pass. #500queries
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Q476 75K MG. Way too long. Pass. #500queries
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Q475 F with too much world, not enough building in the query. Pass. #500queries
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Q474 Geeky erotica. GIMME! #500queries
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Q473 Feminist YA F, but a bit too steampunky for my list. #500queries