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)
- #askprintrun (27)
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#135: MG. Seems too much like an adult is writing it. Pass. #partial #500queries
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#134: C WF. Too focused on voice, not enough on story. Pass. #partial #500queries
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Q131: YA hist f. Too modern-feeling. Not dark enough. #partial #500queries
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Q129: YA SF. A bit telly, and not enough world building. No full. #500queries #partial
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Q128: "I'm longwinded, and 5 out of 6 books telling this story are on amazon." Pass. #500queries
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Q127: solid romance plot, but not sexy/spicy enough to hold my interest. Pass. #500queries
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Q126: Romance. So ick. Such no. I've been reduced to doge-speak. *shivers* #500queries
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Q125: WF trying to be all the genres. An book for everyone has an audience of no one. #500queries
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Q124: Awesome-sounding zombie book, but I'm staying away from zombies atm. Sad pass. #500queries
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Q123: 4 line query letter. No idea if it's for me, as there's not enough detail. Pass. #500queries
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Q120: If there's no tension and urgency in your query, what's going to make me think it'll be there in the manuscript? #500queries
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Q119: If I never hear mention of Lucifer as a character again, it would be too soon. #500queries
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Q118: YA. Crazy-interesting characters, but the story is less-so. Pass. #500queries
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Q117: YA quest fantasy. Only female character's main defining characteristic is that the MC loves her. Pass. #500queries
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Q116: WF, not funny enough for my taste. Pass #500queries
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Q115: Self-pubbed UF. Not a bad book, but I'm looking for new ideas. Pass #500queries
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Q114: SF. Too technical, not fun enough. Pass. #500queries
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Q113: YA trying to be all the genres at once. Pass. #500queries
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Q112: "The characters differentiate in age, social class and physical attributes" #nooxford #vague #ugh #pass #500queries
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Q111: Guys, I love you. I really do. But I really don't need to know 3 paras worth of how much you love writing in your query. #500queries