
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)

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Q316: Pretty sure there’s a better version of this SF on the NYT bestseller list right now. Pass. #500queries

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Q315: This F did a good job with worldbuilding, but I was missing story. Pass. #500queries

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Q313: I WON’T CARE WHY YOU WROTE YOUR BOOK UNLESS YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR BOOK IS. Pass. #500queries

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Q312: Not a huge fan of anthropomorphized animals as MC. Pass. #500queries

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Q311: I am so, so tired of reapers. Pass. #500queries

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Q310: This UF isn’t quite F enough for me. Pass. #500queries

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Q309: Ugh. Demons. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q308: the log line was repeated in the second para, and it’s way too short for F. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q307: This YA F has comps I don’t like, is too short, and is too vague. Pass on all three counts. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q306: memoir. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q305: F had a fine idea, but every sentence had the same cadence, which does not bode well for the book. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q304: Another MS that’s a version of one book I already rep. Pass. #500queries

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Q303: I’ve been seeing a lot of modern Minority Reports. This one didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q301: I love the idea of this book. So much so that I have a very similar one on my list! Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q300: Thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q299: YA SF. I completely forgot what it was about when I tabbed away. Pass. #500queries

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Q298: YA from someone I’m not convinced has ever read YA. Pass. #500queries

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Q295: Just the most sanitized, cliche romance. Pass. #500queries

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Q294: I love C YA that grapples with social constructs, but only when it engages with the fact that something IS a social construct. This didn’t do that. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q293: It’s pretty much a guarantee that if you describe anything in your query as unique--including your MS, I won’t request it. Pass. #500queries
