Laura Zats

Q182: C WF. Characters really need to stand out in this genre, and these characters don't. #500queries

Q181: Query is attached. I don't open attachments. #500queries

Q180: interesting premise, but is sold as YA even though it doesn't feel YA. Pass. #500queries

Q178: Short stories. I do not do short stories. Protip: an agent only reps what they say they rep on their website. #500queries

Q177: Query that doesn't tell me about the book, and instead attaches pages. This is a lazy query, gentle readers. LAZY! #500queries

Q176: Oh, joy. A female protagonist whose only motivation is to get a boyfriend. #500queries

Q175: Fantasy novel AND metafiction. My brain hurts. #500queries

Q174: I have discovered that I'm leery of any YA with a secret society of "Guardians." It means a special snowflake is lurking. #500queries

Q173: Native characters! Yay! Zombie apocalypse? Boo. Unfortunate pass. #500queries

Q172: Guaranteeing a $100 million in sales for a book/movie is NOT a way to win me over. FYI. #500queries

Q171: "My writing style is ornate original. I don't get a lot of critique." Dude. You need a new CP. #500queries

Q170: YA REAR WINDOW. Not loving it. #500queries

Q169: MG F. For once, I'd like to see gargoyles in books as protectors, like they were originally meant to be. Pass. #500queries

Q168: Awesome setting, no query letter to speak of. Pass. #500queries

Q166: YA F. Not grabbing me, plus author nameed two characters ALMOST the same thing and it's almost unpronounceable. #500queries

Q165: Rom Suspense. Excellent hook, but one too many genre elements. Reluctant pass. #500queries

Q164: Lucifer + cowboys + sexy times = pass. #500queries

Q163: MG but the story doesn't seem MG. Too bad, because it's an interesting hook. #500queries

Q162: Query letter is entirely made up of a string of "imagine…" hypotheticals. I just vomited a little in my mouth. #500queries

Q160: MG novels about animals are a bit too precious for me. I like to keep my cats on my twitter feed, thanks. #500queries