
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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- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
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Q253: Historical fiction. Don't rep unless there's lots of sexytimes. #500queries

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Q252: Horror. Don't rep. #500queries

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Q250: Cool new take on superheroes for YA, but they're still superheroes. Pass. #500queries

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Q249: C Rom. Not bad, but not getting me excited. Pass. #500queries

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Q248: YA resembling SPY KIDS. Didn't catch my fancy. #500queries

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Q247: YA thriller. Doesn't feel YA. Should be for adults, and the MC aged up 10 years. #500queries

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Q246: If I had a dollar for every query sent via smartphone. With typos and all. Please, just wait till you're at home. #500queries

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Q245: Treasure hunt. Meh. They always disappoint me. #500queries

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Q244:Getting a lot of YA set in the 80/90s. Is the time necessary to the plot, or do you only want to write abt your teen years? #500queries

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Q243: No query. One GIGANTIC paragraph. Dude. You're not Proust. Stop trying. #500queries

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Q241: "I am presently unpublished but have a strong desire to break into the world of romance writing." is not a #query. #500queries

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Q237: Coming-out story. These don't interest me—I want MCs who happen to be queer, not a plot about being queer. #500queries

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Q239: Bad content in a #query: what kind of house you grew up in, inspiration for your book, how many pets/kids you have #500queries

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Q238: If it takes 500 words to get to a single mention of your book, I'm not going to read it. #500queries

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Q237: well-written YA, but I caught the scent of a moral. Not for me! #500queries

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Q236: YA that is 2,000 words long. Not even close to close. #500queries

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Q235: MG F. Meh. Man, I'm being tough on fantasy right now. It's all feeling uninspired to me. #500queries

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Q234: Women's fic. Not even a little feminist, and relies on tired stereotypes. Pass. #500queries

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Q232: A submission package with a cover letter, synopsis, and chapters. No query in sight. Pass. #500queries

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Q231: Angels. I will never get away from angels. #500queries
