Laura Zats

Q100: Litfic. Do not rep. #500queries

Q99: I HATE queries that pitch in terms of rhetorical questions. Pass. #500queries

Q96: I like humor in my books. I don’t like when the humor is about being the smartest, best person in the room. Pass. #500queries

Q95: SF. One of the few concepts that I’m just not interested in outright. Pass. #500queries

Q94: F. Unmemorable. I switched tabs to type this and I literally forgot everything about the story. That’s a bad sign. Pass. #500queries

Q93: YA SF. Really good idea, actually. Just not for me. Pass. #500queries

Q91: Ugh. I am so, so sick of Greek and Norse gods. Pass. #500queries

Q90: SF. Didn’t grab me, so I’ll pass.#500queries

Q88: there wasn’t anything wrong with this YA F, but it just didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries

Q87: With hist F, if there are colonial underpinnings, I want them to be ANTI. Pass. #500queries

Q85: After five years, I’m not often baffled. This one, though...I am baffled. Pass. #500queries

Q84: Women’s fic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q83: My kingdom for a plot! I can’t request the book if I don’t know what happens, guys. Pass. #500queries

Q82: A few years ago this SF would have been dope. Now it’s WAAAAY too close to current events. Pass. #500queries

Q81: Romance that wouldn’t do well in the current market. Pass. #500queries

Q78: The teen-is-grieving book is very popular now. This one didn’t have a hook to make it feel fresh. Pass. #500queries

Q77: This SF query answered the question of who the MC is and what they’re doing, but didn;’t tell me why. Pass. #500queries

Q76: Sometimes, you can tell that a writer for kids just won’t be able to avoid talking down to their audience. Those books get a pass. #500queries

Q75: Standard query format exists for a reason. There’s NEVER an acceptable reason to diverge from it, especially flippantly. Everyone has to follow the rules. Pass. #500queries

Q74: I really like this YA F, but it’s about a year too late to be on trend and I don’t think I could sell it. Pass. #500queries