Laura Zats

Q129: “there are no comp titles to this book.” Everything has a comp. If you can’t find one, you haven’t done your legwork. Pass. #500queries

Q128: Guarantee you this fantasy novelist has never read a contemporary fantasy novel. Pass. #500queries

Q127: I got a whole lot of themes in this query and absolutely no plot. Pass. #500queries

Q126: Memoir. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q125: There wasn’t anything wrong with this SF, per se. It just didn’t grab me. I think it was the characters that didn’t shine here. Pass. #500queries

Q124: MG. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q123: Too many proper nouns in a fantasy or science fiction does not make me want to request a book. Pass. #500queries

Q122: I didn’t like the MC in this YA pitch. Pass. #500queries

Q121: in 2019 I’m going to need more out of a YA plot than a summer romance. Pass. #500queries

Q120: This F is WAYYYYYY too long. Pass. #500queries

Q119: This YA thriller will be perfect for someone else, but it’s not for me. Pass. #500queries

Q117: I like to keep sexism out of my romance, thanks. Pass. #500queries

Q116: Please don’t requery stories. I remember. Pass. #500queries

Q115: I like the tropes here in this romance, but I’m not drawn to the characters. Pass. #500queries

Q112: This is partially a me thing and partially a market thing, but I don’t want an elemental book. Pass. #500queries

Q110: this was one of those queries that was fine, but I guess I just didn’t care about it? Pass. #500queries

Q109: MG, do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q107: If your comps are only HP and THE HUNGER GAMES, you get an auto-no. Pass. #500queries

Q106: too many proper nouns makes my eyes glaze over. Pass. #500queries

Q104: queries that are repetitive worry me. What will reading the whole book be like? Pass. #500queries