
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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Q74: mass query of a memoir. Pass. #500queries

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Q73: YA, I’m picky with my cult stories, and this one wasn’t quiiiite there. Pass. #500queries

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Q72: Sorry, but I don’t want to read a thinly veiled memoir about your drug use in the 60s. #500queries

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Q71: I love SF with social themes, but not when it’s ALL it’s about. I like characters, too. #500queries

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Q70: holy run-on sentences, batman. Pass. #500queries

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Q68: Ah, a book with no genre. Not sure it has a plot either #500queries

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Q67: Sometimes, you get a book that’s just way too traditional boy’s club. And then you say no. #500queries

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Q66: Folks, I can’t do anything with 15K words. #500queries

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Q64: For the people in the back: a book about sex/with sex does NOT mean it’s romance. #500queries

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Q63: YA mystery. Fine, but didn’t wow with writing or hook. Pass. #500queries

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Q62: SF, super distracting naming conventions make it hard to follow. Pass. #500queries

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Q61: Meh post-apocalyptic query. Pass. #500queries

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Q60: 130K YA with a lesson. Double pass. #500queries

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Q59: Query mass-sent by Constant Contact. Well, that’s a first. #500queries

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Q58: 30K YA. Too short. #500queries

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Q57: I’m a little over genetically-modified drugs and special powers. Pass. #500queries

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Q56: MG friendship book, but not voicey enough. Pass. #500queries

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Q55: F retelling that didn’t quite land for me. Pass. #500queries

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Q54: Roadtrip YA. Too Kerouac for me! Pass. #500queries

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Q53: I’m picky about dragons because of Queen McCaffrey. This didn’t pique my interest #500queries
