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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Q110: "No one has seen the work" *cue agent running far, far away* #betareaderssavelives #500queries
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Q109: Is it mean that I think succubi are just a really, really lazy choice for romance/erotica? #500queries
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Q108: 280k romantic fiction. With sequels totaling another 400k. Pass. #500queries
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Q107: fantasy with a query so vague it hurts #500queries
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Q106: "I take the sword & sorcery out of fantasy & replacing it w/ historical accuracy in a modern setting" so…contemp fantasy? #500queries
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Q104: I don't care if he's an alien, a flawless protagonist does not an interesting book make. #500queries
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Q103: Author uses numbers for "to," "too," and "for" #ick #500queries
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Q102: Comp is THE MAZE RUNNER. Maybe it's because I read it last week, but seems a bit too similar for my taste. #500queries
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Q101: erotica where all the query talks about is the parent/child relationship (and not in an incest-y way). Confused, pass #500queries
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Q100: 29k YA. Too short, especially fantasy. Pass #500queries
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Q99: If you get will-nilly with scare quotes in your query, I'll pass. Can't handle the grammatical horror that your MS will be. #500queries
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Q98: Nothing against them, but stories that "span epically across generations" aren't for me. Usually not enough worldbuilding #500queries
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Q97: I love Anne McCaffrey so much, dragons are a really, really, really hard sell for me. #500queries
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Q96: Didactic YA. Also in verse, which is a near-impossible sell for me. #500queries
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Q95: 110k YA dystopian. Lost me already. #500queries
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Q93: High Fantasy quest. Not for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q92: Saying that you prefer books to be "guy-centered" is not a good way to win me over. #weneeddiversebooks #500queries
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Q91: Para YA rom with a broody, supernatural dude. Pass. #500queries
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Q90: MG portal fantasy. Seems interesting, but not character-driven. Pass #500queries
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Q89: WF. Meh topic. Also: please don't name your characters after food. No matter how delicious. #500queries