Hi, everyone...
I have an issue and I'm hoping to get a little advice. I've been in the query process for agents for a while now and have been very fortunate. There has been a great deal of interest in my book. So, I have a number of fulls and partials presently sitting on some great agents' desks. One of those agents offered rep today (hooray!). That's not the problem, of course.
I know the drill of reaching out to all other agents with fulls and making them aware of the offer. I did this today and am waiting to hear back.
However, one particular agent...let's call him "super bad-ass agent"...expressed great interest in my query/sample pages and requested a full. However, he only accepts exclusive submissions (I did not know this until AFTER I queried; it's not mentioned in his sub requirements). When he requested, I already had fulls out, so I informed him of this. He said "No problem. If they pass, send it over. No need to re-query. I really like this concept." Keep in mind, this guy is one of the top dogs (if not THE top dog) in my genre.
What do I do with him given my current circumstance? Let's say all other agents with fulls respond quickly and either say "no thanks" or "I want to offer too". Do I then reach out to super bad-ass agent and say "Hey, man. You've got a few days to decide whether or not you want to rep this." Do I keep putting off the offers until he makes up his mind (and potentially says "no")?; I know this option is a stupid one, just throwing it out there.
Furthermore, with offers on the table, will he even consider the MS because at that point is it really "exclusive"? Do I just move on and look at whatever offers are on the table when the dust settles; never having given him the chance to look?
As you can probably tell, I'm conflicted because while the offer I received today is incredibly flattering, I don't want to always wonder what would have happened if I didn't reach out to super bad-ass agent one last time.
Would the simplest thing to do just be to shoot him an email and ask how he would like to proceed (if it all)? What is the proper etiquette here?
I'd appreciate your take on this situation as I couldn't find a similar scenario in previously existing threads. Forgive me if I missed something.
By the way, the success I've had so far is in no small part thanks to this wonderful forum. I really should post more but I read here daily. You have all helped me tremendously. I wouldn't have these sorts of questions were it not for AW! Thank you for that!
I have an issue and I'm hoping to get a little advice. I've been in the query process for agents for a while now and have been very fortunate. There has been a great deal of interest in my book. So, I have a number of fulls and partials presently sitting on some great agents' desks. One of those agents offered rep today (hooray!). That's not the problem, of course.
I know the drill of reaching out to all other agents with fulls and making them aware of the offer. I did this today and am waiting to hear back.
However, one particular agent...let's call him "super bad-ass agent"...expressed great interest in my query/sample pages and requested a full. However, he only accepts exclusive submissions (I did not know this until AFTER I queried; it's not mentioned in his sub requirements). When he requested, I already had fulls out, so I informed him of this. He said "No problem. If they pass, send it over. No need to re-query. I really like this concept." Keep in mind, this guy is one of the top dogs (if not THE top dog) in my genre.
What do I do with him given my current circumstance? Let's say all other agents with fulls respond quickly and either say "no thanks" or "I want to offer too". Do I then reach out to super bad-ass agent and say "Hey, man. You've got a few days to decide whether or not you want to rep this." Do I keep putting off the offers until he makes up his mind (and potentially says "no")?; I know this option is a stupid one, just throwing it out there.
Furthermore, with offers on the table, will he even consider the MS because at that point is it really "exclusive"? Do I just move on and look at whatever offers are on the table when the dust settles; never having given him the chance to look?
As you can probably tell, I'm conflicted because while the offer I received today is incredibly flattering, I don't want to always wonder what would have happened if I didn't reach out to super bad-ass agent one last time.
Would the simplest thing to do just be to shoot him an email and ask how he would like to proceed (if it all)? What is the proper etiquette here?
I'd appreciate your take on this situation as I couldn't find a similar scenario in previously existing threads. Forgive me if I missed something.
By the way, the success I've had so far is in no small part thanks to this wonderful forum. I really should post more but I read here daily. You have all helped me tremendously. I wouldn't have these sorts of questions were it not for AW! Thank you for that!
