
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!
- #mswl (213)
- #tenqueries (92)
- #100Queries (1)
- #100partials (20)
- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)

Literary Agent
Q177: Vague F with comps I don’t enjoy. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q175: A less-exciting version of The Magicians. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q174: I will enthusiastically rep BDSM romance novels, but I will not rep 50 Shades redux. Pass. #500queries

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Q173: I don’t know what genre this is, but I know I don’t rep it. Pass. #500queries

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Q172: I don’t care WHY you wrote the book at this point. I care WHAT you wrote. Pass. #500queries

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Q171: Romantic thriller, but I didn’t get enough romance out of the query. Pass. #500queries

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Q170: I was 50/50 on this SF. I liked the comps and the ideas was interesting, but it’s a concept that NEEDS to be #ownvoices and I don’t think it is. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q168: “I dance with diverse cultures” NOPE. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q167: Yeah if you start your query by claiming that YA is defined by the angst, I’m not going to keep reading. Pass. #500queries

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Q161: MG, too sweet for me. Pass. #500queries

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Q166: Novella. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q160: YA SF. Good idea, but I’ve seen about three almost identical versions of this plot recently. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q165: SF, too short and sort of tone deaf. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q164: Query as YouTube video. That’s a first. Pass. #500queries

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Q158: Not a query, just a one-line request to send some work. I won’t request if I don’t know what it is! Pass #500queries

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Q163: YA F. Might be really interesting, but it was too vague and didn’t do enough specific worldbuilding. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q157: I don’t do straight up adult histfic. Pass. #500queries

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Q156: I can’t sell books that are already self-pubbed! Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q155: I love the SF/literary crossover, but this wasn’t nearly SF enough. Pass.#500queries

Literary Agent
Q154: *headdesk* EROTICA *headdesk* IS *headdesk* A *headdesk* GENRE! This is NOT THAT. Pass. #500queries
