
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!
- #mswl (213)
- #tenqueries (92)
- #100Queries (1)
- #100partials (20)
- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)

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Q230: I am not the place to come to for faith-based romance. Pass.#500queries

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Q229: For some reason, robots are a hard sell for me. Pass. #500queries

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Q228: I really don’t know any other way to say this, but really, DO NOT INSULT YOUR GENRE. Pass. #500queries

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Q227: YA SF. Meh. Pass. #500queries

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Q226: i like the MC in this YA SF, but don’t love the story. Pass. #500queries

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Q224: Good idea, but structurally, it’s not YA. Pass. #500queries

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Q223: PB. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

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Q222: multi-media pitch I’d be interested in reading, except for I don’t love the idea. Pass. #500queries

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Q221: YA C. A tad short and missing a lot of tension. Pass. #500queries

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Q220: I like the idea behind this YA, but it’s really just not punchy enough for me to want to read more. Pass. #500queries

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Q219: this query was poorly written. Pass. #500queries

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Q218: YA has to, has to, has to focus on the teen! Pass. #500queries

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Q217: WF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

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Q216: I just got bored by this YA F. Pass. #500queries

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Q215: I like the plot of this F, but know NOTHING about the world, so I’ll have to pass. #500queries

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Q213: I’m really sure I don’t want a novel from the POV of a school shooter. Pass. #500queries

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Q212: If 50 shades is your comp, I’m not your girl. Pass. #500queries

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Q211: Someone else will fall in love with this pitch, but it didn’t have quite enough quirk for me. Pass. #500queries

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Q210: I honestly just glazed over while reading this one--there was nothing to latch onto so I stopped paying attention. Pass. #500queries

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Q209: This historical romance was almost there for me, but I didn’t feel the need to learn more about the love between the two MCs, so pass. #500queries
