Laura Zats

Q137: Lovely YA romance, but I don't have room in my list for straightforward YA rom. Pass. #500queries

Q136: Queries written in the third person are super weird. #500queries

Q135: A YA novel is not "perfect for readers aged 10-19" there's a big difference between MG and upper YA #500queries

Q134: Completely nonplussed by this fantasy. Not quite interested enough to bite. #500queries

Q133: more angels. #500queries

Q132: as good as the book might be, a vague query will never get a request. #500queries

Q131: Author wants me to publish (nope) a book computer translated from Russian to English (double nope) #500queries

Q130: 150k YA. No. #500queries

Q129: Apocalyptic SF. I'm looking for lighter stuff. #500queries

Q128: Tolkienesque fantasy. No thanks! Tired of white dudes on quests #500queries

Q126: Is anyone else tired of Freemasons getting all the credit *raises hand* #500queries

Q125: UGH! More amazing MCs and plots I'm not getting excited about. #500queries

Q124: awesome MC, but I wasn't so into the elemental YA fantasy. Regretful pass. #500queries

Q122:Intersectionality is key—There's no "black narrative" or "queer narrative" Vague characters + experiences do no one good #500queries

Q121: the anthropologist #weneeddiversebooks lover in me balks at any story with gypsies as strange, magical bad guys. #500queries

Q120: Just putting this out there: I am not a fan of cute #kidlit. I want action, adventure, humor, and smarts. #500queries

Q119: Another day, another writer who has no idea that an agent isn't a publisher. #500queries

Q118: SF. Kind of a X-Men thing going on? Either way, they're hard to beat. Pass. #500queries

Q116: Please, please, please spell your comp titles right. If you don't know what it's called, how can I believe you read it? #500queries

Q115: 200words talking about how your book is unique bc it's about brown kids doesn't excite me. I want authentic diversity #500queries