Notes from the Armchair: A Good Reminder
By Laura Zats I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that everyone who might ever consider reading this agrees with the fact…
By Laura Zats I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that everyone who might ever consider reading this agrees with the fact…
By Laura Zats Agents. We’re all the same. All of us are sitting behind our computers, yelling into the void, asking for someone to send…
By Laura Zats Queries suck. I know this. Agents look at them for somewhere between 5 and 30 seconds and decide immediately if they’re interested…
By Laura Zats Are you a human being who comes into contact with women? Do you, as a writer, write characters who are also women?…
By Laura Zats We’ve all been waiting for The Call. Agents. Writers. We’re looking for that perfect match for our career. All it takes is one…
By Laura Zats I am an editor. Since 2011, I have (officially, for money) been taking other people’s writing, restructuring it, and making it better. More…
By Laura Zats Let’s get this out of the way: I’m Type A. Like, very, very Type A. I never lose my car keys,…
By Laura Zats I don’t know if you know this, but I’m super into representing, reading, and advocating for diverse books. It may be the…
By Laura Zats So here’s the thing, readers. I’m a literary agent. I rep romance and erotica. I even read it in my spare time. I…
By Laura Zats This past week, #MSWL was trending on Twitter. Although #MSWL tweets are made throughout the year, semi-annually, there is a designated day where…