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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- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
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Q256: I can definitely identify a thinly-veiled memoir when I see one. Pass. #500queries
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Q255: I really like the idea of this F, but really dislike the MC. Pass. #500queries
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Q253: Suspense. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q252: I never really liked angel books. Pass. #500queries
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Q251: I like flipped tropes, but #500queries
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Q250: This query doesn’t resemble a query. Pass. #500queries
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Q248: way too short to be SF. Pass. #500queries
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Q246: YA F. Nothing here to really distinguish itself here, so pass. #500queries
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Q245: I’m a hard sell for the contemporary YA thrillers, and this one didn’t get me. Pass. #500queries
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Q244: This query had the elevator pitch but no plot? Pass. #500queries
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Q242: The topic of this YA C just didn’t interest me. Pass. #500queries
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Q241: I just got bored halfway through this one. Pass #500queries
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Q240: Impeccable writing chops and excellent C YA query, but this one just wouldn’t fit super well in my list. Pass. #500queries
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Q239: Two separate queries sent to me back-to-back by the same author. Pass. #500queries
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Q238: This query tells me everything this book isn’t, but doesn’t tell me what it is. Pass. #500queries
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Q235: Just got sorta bored reading this SF. Pass. #500queries
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Q234: I shouldn’t have to say this, but don’t quote other authors’ work to sell your writing. Pass. #500queries
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Q233: Query is super sexist. Pass. #500queries
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Q232: I sat on this one and came back, and I’m still on the fence, so pass. #500queries
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Q231: Some sort of kids book but it’s not YA. Pass. #500queries