
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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- #tenqueries (92)
- #100Queries (1)
- #100partials (20)
- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)

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Q276: thinly-veiled memoir. Pass. #500queries

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Q275: YA SF. One of those videogame alt reality ones. Pass. #500queries

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Q274: SF. Just kind of meh. #500queries

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Q273: too long, didn’t read. #500queries

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Q272: F without the MC in the pitch never gets a request. #500queries

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Q271: This MG is literally 5x shorter than it needs to be. #500queries

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Q270: I can’t sell zombies. Sorry! #500queries

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Q269: Query for this YA was a little too long, and kind of meh. Pass. #500queries

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Q268: YA. A little too vague of a pitch for my taste. #500queries

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Q267: Someone please give me witches that aren’t Salem witches. #500queries

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Q266: Some writers just throw the term “erotic” and just completely get it wrong #500queries

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Q265: Shifters. Pass. #500queries

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Q264: Erotica that’s 2x too long as it’s supposed to be. #500queries

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Q263: Anthropomorphic animals in MG--not my bag #500queries

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Q262: Some sort of thriller or mystery. Either way, don’t rep. #500queries

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Q261: Describing your book as “convoluted” is not a good selling point. #500queries

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Q260: Book that’s already been self-pubbed. Can’t Req. #500queries

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Q259: I’m a bit over YA amnesia stories. Pass. #500queries

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Q258: YA C. Good concept, but the pitch didn’t grab me. #500queries

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Q257: YA, too short. Not enough character in the plot. #500queries
