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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Q40: C YA. No idea who the MC is, only what the ~important themes and lessons~ are for the book. Pass. #500queries
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Q39: A UF. Interesting plot, but the MC seems like an unlikable sad-sack. Pass. #500queries
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Q38: YA. Totally had me with the superhero stuff, until it mentioned there was werewolves/vamps/shapeshifters. #sad #500queries
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Q37: YA but it's about college but the protagonist is 28 #confused. Pass. #500queries
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Q35: Cute adventure MG, but the author just HAD to include a Chosen One plot line. Pass. #500queries
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Q34: pitch that sounded like a MG. Book is 114k long. #confused #500queries
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Q33: [rhetorical question] + BEHOLD! + [vampires are the answer] = rejection #500queries
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Q32: PB (which I don't rep) and crappy art. Pass. #500queries
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Q31: Hard SF (I prefer soft) with a lot of vague world info, none about the characters. Pass #500queries
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Q30: 60k MG. Orphan who discovers special powers. Too long and too familiar. Pass #500queries
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Q29: YA spanning several years, including going into adulthood. YA should have a short timespan. Pass. #500queries
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Q28: 120k military romance. Uh, no. #500queries
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Q27: MG historical. Not too big into that, plus it's a little too precious for my taste. Pass. #500queries
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Q24: I know nothing about this book except that it's funny and for the masses. Pass. #500queries
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Q23: "To whom it may concern" as an address gets an automatic no. Didn't read query. #500queries
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Q22: Highbrow SF. Aliens and God. Neither of those on their own tickle my fancy. Pass #500queries
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Q21: YA F. Turns out I have an aversion to books about leprechauns. Pass. #whoknew? #500queries
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Q20: YA about sexual abuse. Fine, except that's all there is to this book, and no indication of other growth/tension. Pass. #500queries
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Q19: YA ensemble high fantasy. Not into repping the sword and sorcery and the moment, so pass #500queries
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Q18: C WF "loosely based on my own experiences" that "every woman can relate to." Lies. Pass. #500queries