Connor Goldsmith

Q17: YA Fantasy. I do not rep YA. Pass. #millionqueries

Q16: Epic Fantasy. Prologues, always dicey. Opens w/weather twice (prol. and ch1). Portal fantasy which isn't my fav. Pass. #millionqueries

Q15: Fantasy. Pitched as adult but feels YA, which I don't do. Writing sample didn't do it for me. Pass. #millionqueries

Q14: Thriller. Plot hinges on a daughter in the fridge. I'm over this story unless she gets page time in her own right. Pass #millionqueries

Q13: Aggressively atheist polemic. I'm an atheist myself, but this kind of Dawkins-style superiority turns me off. Pass. #millionqueries

Q12: No letter, just 30 unsolicited pages. Pass. #millionqueries

Q11: Historical Fantasy. Euro folklore, but a kind I haven't seen before. Writing is strong. 100 pg partial request. #millionqueries

Q10: Thriller. Despite NaNo rules, 50k words is not novel-length except sometimes in romance. Def not in thriller. Pass. #millionqueries

Q9: Thriller. 'A transgender' used as a noun, then misgendering throughout the query. Big turnoff for me. Pass. #millionqueries

Q8: Adult SF. Opens with an expository sequence like the Star Wars crawl. Querier spells my name wrong. Pass. #millionqueries

Q7: Doesn't follow sub guidelines. Pass. #millionqueries

Q6: Adult SF. Too much exposition. Show, don't tell. Pass. #millionqueries

Q5: Adult Horror. The premise is interesting but writing sample just doesn't grab me. 2much vague dialogue for page 1. Pass. #millionqueries

Next #millionqueries is a fun non-fic proposal, but the author has no platform. Nice pass w/request for platform details if I missed them.

Third #millionqueries is a self-pub. I sadly can't do anything with a work already published unless the sales are astronomical. Pass.

Next #millionqueries is lit fiction. The query goes on for nearly a page bragging abt the writer's own talent. Pass. Tell me abt the book.

Okay let's try to get this thing started! First #millionqueries is an urban fantasy. Tough market & the query's not hook-y enough. Pass.