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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- #askagent (149)
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Q225: I was kind of into it, but the category was wrong and the word count way off. Pass. #500queries
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Q224: Requery. Don’t do this folks. #500queries
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Q223: Vamps. Pass. #500queries
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Q222: Para YA is a tough sell—this one wasn’t quite fresh enough. #500queries
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Q221: I can’t request a romance that tells me nothing about the love interest. #500queries
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Q220: SF with WAY too many names dropped. Pass. #500queries
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Q220: SF with WAY too many names dropped. Pass. #500queries
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Q219: Too much synopsis in this spec-fic book. Pass. #500queries
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Q218: Romance that felt a little too WF for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q217: Romance. Good idea, poorly written. Pass. #500queries
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Q216: Werewolves. Can’t sell. #500queries
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Q215: Romance with no twist. Pass. #500queries
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Q214: I don’t like MG about animals. Sorry. #500queries
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Q213: It’s an auto-no when a submission says a book is good for ‘all kids’ #500queries
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Q212: Women’s fic. Don’t rep. #500queries
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Q211: I love feminist SF but I’m not sure if I’m looking for the type that has only one gender. Pass. #500queries
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Q210: UF is a tough sell now, and this one had no charm or light to it. #500queries
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Q209: YA. Typical fall-of-civilization stuff, but with a twist. Request. #500queries
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Q208: I have a hard time requesting a romance query that tells me nothing about the hero. Pass. #500queries
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Q207: MG mystery with no charm. Pass. #500queries