I managed to get an agent to read my manuscript. In the meantime, I would like to submit elsewhere. What's the protocol with this?
querying other agents while one is currently reading
- Thread starter mesh138
- Start date
- Status
I'm assuming that the agent in question does not have an exclusive. If that's the case, simply send out your queries or partials as usual and go from there. Agents assume you're querying multiple agents unless you give them an exclusive.
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2006
- Messages
- 5,363
- Reaction score
- 1,763
Submit to other agents, but submit a different item, not the same thing the first agent is checking out.
It's a Courtesy Thing.
It's a Courtesy Thing.
Gillhoughly, I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. If the first agent doesn't have an exclusive, odds are that agent assumes you're sending the same item to other agents. Nothing discourteous about that. Do I misunderstand you?
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2005
- Messages
- 1,146
- Reaction score
- 69
- Location
- California for now, Oregon otherwise
- Website
- www.geocities.com
If I knew someone was interested and willing to read a little more, I'd stop and wait before going on to others, but that's just me.
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2005
- Messages
- 43,746
- Reaction score
- 8,654
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Website
- www.amazon.com
Query as many as you want (unless the agent says "no simultaneous queries") but if the agent requests something, you will have to hold off (unless the other agent doesn't have exclusivity).
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2005
- Messages
- 1,231
- Reaction score
- 755
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Website
- www.kaseymackenzie.com
Definitely keep querying the same project to other agents unless you have an exclusive with the first. As others mentioned, most agents assume you are submitting to other agents at the same time if they haven't asked for exclusive consideration. Now, with publishers it's a whole 'nother story. =)
- Status