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!
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WordsnStuff @bluelex510
@LZats for a new author writing 1st queries, any do's/dont's?@bluelex510 don'ts: forget word ct, title, category, genre. Use the words unique or normal. Be desperate. Be unprofessional #askagent
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Mike Madison @mikemadison
@LZats any advice you'd give to authors who have a revised manuscript and are starting the querying process now?@mikemadison personalize your query. Really know why you're reaching out to who you are. Go in batches and revise along the way #askagent
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Cindy Mahedy @CindyCmahedy
@LZats do you see queries sent to others at your agency?@CindyCmahedy the Sofa has all our own emails. We don't see unless we share them (which happens several x/wk). Other agencies do #askagent
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Katy England @Jaberkaty
@LZats What are jonesing for? And how often do you take risks on something that is off the beaten track?@Jaberkaty I'll almost always say yes to 3 chapters for something kooky I love it idea of. For my obsessions,check out my #mswl #askagent
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Dottie D @DottieD126
@LZats same ms, but the ms is what has been revised over and over.@DottieD126 then you can try it, but make sure the query is good and reflects that change #askagent