Laura Zats

Q220: YA adventure. I don’t know why, but I’m really not into the concept. Pass. #500queries

Q219: I’m 100% sure this is a SF novel by someone who doesn’t know what SF is. Pass. #500queries

Q218: UF. Too long; got bored halfway through. Pass. #500queries

Q217: SF. About 20K too short and a little Chosen One-y. Pass. #500queries

Q216: A hook is excellent, but a query is a hook + specifics about the book. Mainly, who the MC is, what they want, and what’s standing in their way. This was missing. Pass. #500queries

Q215: Techy hard SF is a hard sell for me. This one didn’t have a twist, so pass. #500queries

Q214: Three sentences does not a query make. Pass. #500queries

Q213: This vague F query helps no one. I’m bored, and the author doesn’t get to partials. Pass. #500queries

Q212: A query is not a synopsis. If I get sent a synopsis instead of a pitch, I’m going to pass. #500queries

Q211: Forgettable time travel. Pass. #500queries

Q210: Holy rhetorical questions, Batman! Pass. #500queries

Q209: YA 2x as long as it should be. PASS. #500queries

Q208: I’m looking for a good alien book. This one just has them tacked on, so pass. #500queries

Q206: Out of all the F based on dreaming, this is one of the best. Unfortunately, I’m tapped out. Pass. #500queries

Q205: YA F. Not bad, just not unique enough for me to want to take a peek. Pass. #500queries

Q204: Yeah, a vague two-line pitch is not enough. Pass. #500queries

Q203: SF. Potentially cool idea, but the writing is clumsy, so it makes me worry about the quality of the book itself. Pass. #500queries

Q201: Not addressed to me. Pass. #500queries

Q200: I’m not against cross-genre work, but they need to be pitched whole, not as typical genre parts. Pass. #500queries

Q199: This is a personal pet peeve, but I HATE rhetorical questions in my queries. Pass. #500queries