Laura Zats

Q418: Calling me "Ms. Zat" I can forgive. Calling me "Ms. Katz" I will not. #500queries

Q417: query that uses profanity for shock value will never be interesting me to. #500queries

Q416: I can't do anything with the second book of a series when the first has already been pubbed. #500queries

Q414: Awesome pitch, but far too dystopian for the current climate. Pass. #500queries

Q413: Query for "true fantasy." What does that mean? #500queries

Q412: I'm not usually attracted to books told through generations. Especially if it's about love. #500queries

Q411: YA. Elementals. Bugs. Meh. #500queries

Q410: Making your own mockup cover will never not be a terrible idea. #500queries

Q408: MG. Basically the plot of a Disney Channel Original Movie from my childhood. Pass. #500queries

Q407: More thrillers. More no. #500queries

Q406"genre that interests w/ title thats pull-off-the-shelf catchy&ending certain 2 create social media buzz&teen word of mouth" #500queries

Q404: Hard SF. Sounds awesome, but doesn't excite me. These are the hardest noes. #500queries

Q403: SF. A little too dystopian, perhaps because the query was a little vague. Pass. #500queries

Q402: MG. Meh. Not grabbing me. #500queries

Q400: Intriguing YA SF, but too dystopian for my list and current trends. #500queries

Q399: How not to write a query: pitch multiple books. Some of which are self-pubbed. #500queries

Q398: Twilight with angels. You have the wrongest of the wrong girls. #500queries

Q397: Too many names introduced in a query pretty much guarantees you won't get requests. Focus on tension, hook, and 1-2 MCs. #500queries

Q396: I will never req a book about a white savior. #500queries #weneeddiversebooks

Q395: Histfic. I don't rep that unless it's really naughty or has aliens or something in it. #500queries