Connor Goldsmith
Literary Agent
Fuse Literary
Senior Agent at @FuseLiterary . Host of @CEREBROcast and @SFLcast . Writing some comics. Irish, Jewish, gay, loud.
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Q57: Historical Thriller. Jack the Ripper is an automatic red flag -- been done so many times. How're you different? Pass. #millionqueries
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Q56: Paranormal. Premise is fun, but the sample isn't strong enough for such a crowded genre. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q55: Thriller. Bored with evil Muslims and the white men who must stop them. 100k words is too long for this genre. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q54: Thriller. Just not for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q53: No genre given. Prose in the sample very good, but I'm confused by the query. Not sure what to make of it. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q52 did not follow submission guidelines. #millionqueries
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Q51: High Fantasy. Fresh concept and synopsis, but the writing just didn't grab me. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q50: Historical Portal Fantasy. Just doesn't feel fresh to me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q49: LGBT humor/romance. Glib specifically in a way I don't find charming. Writing is strange. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q48: Paranormal Romance. This actually seems neat, but the sample is an attachment. I don't open attachments. #millionqueries
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Q47 is a Sci-Fi that is '50% complete.' Do not query unfinished work. #millionqueries
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Q46: Urban Fantasy. Very confusing query letter. Writing is not there in the sample. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q45: Literary/Historical. Very ambitious premise -- would like to see if it pans out. 100 pg partial request. #millionqueries
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Q44: Dark Sci-Fi, very macho. Not bad, just not for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q43: Political commercial. Really neat premise, but the writing was not there for me. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q42 did not follow submission guidelines. #millionqueries
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Q41: Portal Sci-fi. Interesting premise, but the writing didn't do it for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q40: Thriller. Interesting premise, political without feeling like every other espionage thriller. 50 pg partial request. #millionqueries
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Q39: Fantasy. Confusing premise. Writing isn't quite there for me. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q38: Cis/trans romance from cis POV. Good writing but feels dated to me. Wld be more interested in the other POV. Nice pass. #millionqueries