Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q192: just like I can't help a self-pubbed book, I can't help the sequel of an already pubbed book. #500queries

Laura Zats
@LZats
Literary Agent
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
213 MSWL
176 AskAgent
3124 Queries
162 Tips

Q191: self-pubbed book in a category I don't rep. Pass. #500queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Those are all the queries for today! Show up again tomorrow afternoon for the last day (already?!!) of #100Queries.

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Replying to @acatris

@acatris Writing "timeless" prose is definitely a skill! #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

80. Literary Fiction. Just doesn’t sound appealing enough for me (lit fiction can still have an interesting premise). #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

79. Chapter Book. I don’t see a place for this one in the market, sounds a bit too complex. #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Tia Bearden @tiabearden

@MsMariaVicente debut author, YA contemporary. 120k words too much?
Replying to @tiabearden

@tiabearden Yes! 70k-80k would be better (and often even less). You have almost enough for two books there! #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

78. YA Magical Realism. I love this pitch so much that I’m requesting a full manuscript right away!! #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

77. Picture Book. Interesting premise, unique art. Request! #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

76. YA Science Fiction. The pitch reads like literary fiction. Very strange. No sign of sci-fi elements. #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

75. Ugh a query letter from a “company” an author hired to send out query letters. DON'T DO THIS. #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Friendly reminder to not send an "exclusive" query letter when no one has asked for it! #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

Maria, Maria 🎶 @msmariavicente

However, I AM looking for adult fiction with just a TOUCH of genre elements. #100Queries
Replying to @msmariavicente

A book you'd find in the general fiction section of the bookstore, not sci-fi or fantasy. Adult spec just isn't my specialty. #100Queries

Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips
Maria Vicente
@agentvicente
Literary Agent
senior literary agent + advisor @psliterary
208 MSWL
329 AskAgent
330 Queries
107 Tips

74. Adult Fantasy. I don’t rep this. #100Queries