Laura Zats

Q65: High fantasy. Setting inspired by medieval Europe. Meh. #500queries

Q64: Didactic 90k MG. Two of these things are not my bag. Guess which ones. #500queries

Q62: WF. Is 150k long. Not surprised at that, as the hook is about 200 words. Pass. #500queries

Q61: Thriller/satire with a resume attached. A non-writing resume. Huh. #500queries

Q60: "I'm not a good one at categorizing and marketing" I can tell, as you spent 95% of the query discussing writing the book. #500queries

Q59: I really don't like beauty pageants, so even though this WF has a fun premise, I'm not the right agent for it. #500queries

Q57: Really confusing SF that's maybe about secret government groups and revenge? No idea. Pass. #500queries

Q56: query in attachment. Don't open. Also, an angel book from the title. Double no. #500queries

Q53: Self-pubbed litfic. I don't do either. Pass. #500queries

Q52: Romance. Nothing about the story other than that it will "tickle the adult senses." Pass. #500queries

Q51: Precious MG about friendship. I like friendship in my books but not when it's supposed to ~teach~ the reader about it. Pass #500queries

Q50: "Dear Editor." Yes, I am an editor, but not at this email address. Pass, Writer. Pass. #500queries

Q49: #protip: don't put your logline in the SUBJECT LINE of a query. Political thriller. Not for me. #500queries

Q48: A semi-fictional account of the author's diary. Nope. Do not want. Pass. #500queries #nomemoirs

Q47: NA F. Amnesia is the driving force behind the plot. This is not that exciting. Pass. #500queries

Q46: A F. Big block of text, lots of confusing invented pronoun dropping. Pass. #500queries

Q45: Rom. Not fun or sexy. Mechanical and awkward, instead. I actually grimaced. Pass. #500queries

Q44: UF. Interesting premise, but women in the book are cardboard sex kittens, rather than characters. Pass. #500queries

Q42: C Rom. Query makes the story seem awfully generic. Also, it wasn't proofread. Pass. #500queries

Q41: It seems I'm allergic to MG manuscripts that are too twee and precious. Pass. #500queries