Laura Zats

Q153: I don't care how good your idea is, or what your credits are. If you give me a synopsis/chapter instead of a query, I pass #500queries

Q152: C Rom. Instead of selling the book, the query covers how the authors got the idea FOR the book. Bad. Wrong. Pass. #500queries

Q151: C fantasy MG. Too cutesy for me. #500queries

Q150: 20k C MG. Too short, and not believable. #500queries

Q149: YA Para Rom. Normal girl, supernatural being who loves her. Pass. #500queries

Q148: Upper MG fantasy. Super interesting world. Piqued. Req partial. #500queries

Q147: Diverse UF. Loving the characters, but the story is not catching me. #500queries

Q146: Action film. #lolwhut? LITERARY is the key word. #500queries

Q145: Mass email, logline in subject matter #pass #500queries

Q144: C YA. Cool setting but meh. Kinda vague. #500queries

Q143: ANOTHER CARNIVAL BOOK! CYA. Good, but I don't love this one. The supporting characters are lacking. #500queries #partial

Q142: YA thriller. Voice just isn't catching me. A little too telly I think. #partial #500queries

Q141: YA magical realism. Awesome story, but voice is too internal, and thee's no world building. Pass. #500queries #partial

Q140: UF. Good voice, but not enough world building, so the story isn't carried along well. Pass. #500queries #partial

Q139: YA SF. Action is super confusing, and there's no world building. Pass. #500queries #partial

#138: YA UF. Voice is well-formed, but there's not enough gravity to temper the snark. Pass. #partial #500queries

#137: MG F. Very literary. Utterly charming. Very Dahl. Req full. #partial #500queries

#136: YA F. Doesn't feel YA, and not enough world building #partial #500queries

#135: MG. Seems too much like an adult is writing it. Pass. #partial #500queries

#134: C WF. Too focused on voice, not enough on story. Pass. #partial #500queries