
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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Literary Agent
Q489: 100k MG. No. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q487: Beginning a query with "unlike anything you've ever read" is always going to get you a rejection. #500queries #everyquery

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Q486: YA. Sounds awesome, but is a little too close to something I already rep. #500queries #everyquery

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Q485: F with a western religious bent. I'm not looking for a Christian god/angels/heaven/hell #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q484: adult fantasy. Too short, and didn't excite me. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q483: retelling, but didn't grab me. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q482: C YA. Meh. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q481: Query with no category, genre, or wordcount. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q480: Present tense only works for me if I don't notice it. I noticed it here. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q479: YA F. Kind of kiddish. Not dark enough for me. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q478: totally forgettable YA. #500queries #everyquery

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Q477: witch book! Yay! But not an exciting plot. Boo. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

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Q476: if your MC has an "unexplainable desire to be with" a mysterious dude, don't send me your book. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q475: SF. Bored. #500queries #everyquery

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Q474: "I have taken the initiative to self-publish this book" No. Just...no. #500queries #everyquery

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Q473: "I'm not really sure what kind of book this is" does not inspire confidence #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q472: historical romance that was actually histfic with romance in it. Regretful pass. #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q471: MG narrated by animals/objects are not my jam #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q470: Interesting hook, but the book doesn't seem super YA to me and doesn't get me excited #500queries #everyquery

Literary Agent
Q466: YA. Couldn't make it through to the end of this one. #500queries #everyquery
