Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Just received the most astonishingly racist SF novel query. Book purported to be anti-racist! Just. Check yr core concepts, guys. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Saying you heard about my work when you were in college in 2011 is a feat, given I first entered publishing in 2012. #querytip: don't lie

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Okay a #querytip: When I say I'm interested in non-European mythologies, I don't mean Greece! Greek myth is foundational European myth???

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Free bonus #querytip: "I am a dangerous criminal and would like to write a memoir about crimes" is somewhat alarming.

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

PART ONE: FIFTEEN YEARS EARLIER

this is usually a bad idea. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Trish will be working partnered with @agentsavant for now. She's looking for romance; diversity a big plus. Take a look! #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Gents: I would not recommend referring to your female protagonist's 'shapely behind' in the first sentence of your novel. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Just as a general #querytip I'm extremely leery of spec fic that's like A WORLD WHERE THE [HETEROSEXUALS/MEN/WHITE PEOPLE] ARE THE OPPRESSED

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

SF/F Triple Crown winner @ann_leckie shared her query for ANCILLARY JUSTICE, and man is it a good one: annleckie.com/2015/08/12/my-… #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

If we were at a conference and I told you you could send an attachment, that's fine. But a cold email? Deleted unread. Viruses. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

"Per your submission guidelines, I have attached..."

My submission guidelines literally say 'no attachments'. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Lots of Biblical end times devils and angels fantasy in my inbox right now. This has been done a LOT; you need a very fresh take. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

A #querytip - I've noted I like books abt minority topics, yes. But if yr book isn't that, don't be weird and apologetic for it.

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Quick #querytip -- most important thing is to be readable. Please don't use weird fonts or weird font sizes. Just a normal email!

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

"This is the first in a series with a minimum of five books." Friend, you gotta sell the one book first. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips
Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

Very confusing when the email is from 'John Doe' but the query letter is signed 'Arthur Two-Sheds Jackson' or whatever. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

If you are writing with a pen name please explain that in your query. Otherwise, please have the same name in your email profile. #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

On The Bachelor tonight this one woman who didn't get a rose came back in to beg him to reconsider. Don't debase yourself! #querytip

Connor Goldsmith
@dreamoforgonon
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
11 MSWL
29 AskAgent
177 Queries
40 Tips

"To ensure my query is received, I've attached it to this email" okay but I specifically asked you not to do this. Deleted. #querytip