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

Q136: Enemies-to-lovers romance. Such a sucker for these. Request! #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

Q135: Way too much synopsis in this F made me lose the characters. #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

Q134: “My book is x and y, but not really, I guess it’s z” is not a good pitch #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

Q133: Superhero. Noooo. #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

Q132: SF military. Way too long and no stakes #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

Q131: MG F, pales in comparison to #130. Pass. #500queries

Lisa Rodgers
@_LisaRodgers
Literary Agent
Knitter, dancer, gamer, NorCal native, word whore, ruiner of dreams. Literary agent with @awfulagent . Opinions are my own. (She/her)
73 MSWL
3 Queries
22 Tips

#querywin Space pirate heist story with high stakes? Yes, please!

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

Q130: MG told in a way I rarely seen. Request! #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

Q129: YA. Stakes didn’t match tone, so it seemed a bit off. Pass. #500queries

Saba Sulaiman
@agentsaba
Literary Agent
Senior agent at Talcott Notch Literary. Eternally recovering from maternity leave. Probably hiding somewhere eating cake. Closed to unsolicited queries. @pocpub
131 MSWL
7 AskAgent
2 Queries
47 Tips

An #ownvoices query with clearly defined stakes, exciting, fresh and recent comp titles and a strong voice -- I'd call this a #querywin!

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

Q128: YA. Completely unmemorable. Pass. #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

Q127: thinly veiled memoir. Pass. #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

Q126: poorly-written YA query with a lesson. Pass. #500queries

Jordy Albert
@bluedragonfly81
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @BookerAlbertLit | Lover of dogs, books, and tea. Total fangirl. #mugiwarapirates #worldpeace
20 MSWL
1 AskAgent
341 Queries
24 Tips

Q10: ya sci-fi. Third person present, then switches to first, very awkward to read. Pass #tenqueries

Jordy Albert
@bluedragonfly81
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @BookerAlbertLit | Lover of dogs, books, and tea. Total fangirl. #mugiwarapirates #worldpeace
20 MSWL
1 AskAgent
341 Queries
24 Tips

Q9: fantasy. Lots of exposition, but I don't think it helps character, or advance the story. Pass. #tenqueries

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

Q125: another book about hell. Passssss. #500queries

Jordy Albert
@bluedragonfly81
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @BookerAlbertLit | Lover of dogs, books, and tea. Total fangirl. #mugiwarapirates #worldpeace
20 MSWL
1 AskAgent
341 Queries
24 Tips

Q8: query for novel/screenplay(?) no sample pages and we are not currently considering screenplays. Pass. #tenqueries

Jordy Albert
@bluedragonfly81
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @BookerAlbertLit | Lover of dogs, books, and tea. Total fangirl. #mugiwarapirates #worldpeace
20 MSWL
1 AskAgent
341 Queries
24 Tips

Q7: third person present tense...I find it awkward to read. Pass. #tenqueries

Jordy Albert
@bluedragonfly81
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @BookerAlbertLit | Lover of dogs, books, and tea. Total fangirl. #mugiwarapirates #worldpeace
20 MSWL
1 AskAgent
341 Queries
24 Tips

Q6: sci-fi/fantasy/dystopian (?) I felt it was difficult to relate to the main character. Pass. #tenqueries

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

Q124: YA F. Really well-written but about 20K too short, and didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries