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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Q305: I don’t open attachments I don’t request. Pass. #500queries
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Q304: YA C. Probably good, but a little short and not quite up my alley. Pass. #500queries
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Q301: I just didn’t connect to the MC in this query. Pass. #500queries
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Q300: This F query did an excellent job of discussing the politics of the world, but it was missing the personal stakes and tension. Pass. #500queries
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Q299: Query about how and why the book was written, rather than a pitch for the book. Pass. #500queries
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Q298: Litfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q297: I would really, really love it if people used comps that weren’t over 50 years old. Pass. #500queries
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Q296: I just got sort of bored reading about this F. Pass. #500queries
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Q294: Very good query, very good concept, but I didn’t love it. Pass. #500queries
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Q293: I’m a tough sell for elementals. Pass. #500queries
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Q292: This writer absolutely did not do their research into their topic matter. Pass. #500queries
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Q291: Litfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q290: Genfic. Do not rep. Pass.#500queries
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Q289: I like the voice here but i learned nothing about this F horror. Pass. #500queries
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Q288: Humor. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q287: BCC’ed. Pass #500queries
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Q286: This YA was twice the length it should be! Pass. #500queries
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Q285: Way too long YA. Pass. #500queries
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Q284: We remember if you query us multiple times with the same book. Pass. #500queries
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Q282: If you have a book where the MC is a pet, I’m not your girl. Pass. #500queries