For those who've had agent offers

Undercover · Oct 15, 2011

What was the time between sending the full to getting an offer? One week? Two months? A day or two?

I had an agent before, but things fell through. It was a week between her reading the full to making an offer. I'm under the impression that (from reading a lot of stories here) they come pretty quickly. I haven't stumbled upon someone receiving an offer from waiting months on end. But it could be (and I hope) I'm wrong, but still...I thought I'd ask to find out anyway.

hillaryjacques · Oct 15, 2011

If I remember correctly, I received an offer less than a week after sending a full. My agent was leaving on vacation when she requested, then read it on the plane and offered a few days later.

Some agents save their reading up so it's possible a month or two could go by before they open the manuscript, but it seems like the decision to offer is made quickly after reading. (Or sometimes before the agent has even finished - I've heard that story before)

Katrina S. Forest · Oct 15, 2011

It depends on if other offers are on the table. If they are, then yes, the agent is going to read and respond quickly. If not, they might take longer.

Lucy · Oct 15, 2011

My experience has been that offers come quickly; you know very quickly whether or not the project has legs.

My agent offered in about four hours; he hadn't finished reading it yet. I had other offers (within 2-3 days) but I ended up going with him because we clicked.

JanetO · Oct 15, 2011

I think that you'll find the answer ranges from hours to months. My offer came after 6 weeks, with apologies for not reading faster. Someone here once claimed that an agent read his 400 page manuscript in two hours and offered.

Christyp · Oct 15, 2011

My one time I was offered representation the offer came five months after the agent received the full. Everything seemed to take a long time with her.

taylormillgirl · Oct 15, 2011

My agent had my first manuscript for a few weeks without response. But when I sent her the second one, (which she fell in love with), she offered three days later.

Cyia · Oct 15, 2011

Most here may come within weeks, but there's at least one bestseller on this board who had to wait a full year before signing with her now agent.

kaitie · Oct 15, 2011

About three and a half months. He got back on the initial full in two weeks (he's awesome like that), but I did a revision and that's the one it took longer to hear back on.

ryannj5 · Oct 15, 2011

Oh man, my nervousness just increased. I've been waiting on fulls (I have nine out) some for 2 months, some a little less.....ahhhh!!!

SRHowen · Oct 15, 2011

Mine took 10 days, I know he is backed up right now. I know it's hard but it's like turning off your internal editor, try to forget about it and work on something new.

Toothpaste · Oct 15, 2011

2 months with my first agent. 2 days with my second.

There's no pattern, no way to predict, it's individual people responding as individuals.

Miss Plum · Oct 15, 2011

Agent A received my full and waited five months to offer rep.

Agent B received my query and offered me rep the same day.

Phaeal · Oct 16, 2011

24 hours, almost to the minute.

eqb · Oct 16, 2011

My agent took one day to request the full ms. from the query. Three months later, she offered representation. She emailed first with the offer to rep, and when I accepted, we set up a phone conversation for the next day.

Drachen Jager · Oct 16, 2011

It took about two months, but she was away for one week at a conference and I was away for two on a vacation where I couldn't be reached.

kidcharlemagne · Oct 16, 2011

2 weeks

triceretops · Oct 16, 2011

First agent 3 weeks, second agent four days, and last agent about 2 months.

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For those who've had agent offers

Undercover

I got it covered

hillaryjacques

Undercover, sort of...

Katrina S. Forest

Lucy

sky with diamonds

JanetO

Christyp

Lizard Lady

taylormillgirl

Hopeless Romantic

Cyia

Rewriting My Destiny

kaitie

With great power comes

ryannj5

SRHowen

Erotica is not a four letter word!

Toothpaste

THE RECKLESS RESCUE is out now!

Miss Plum

Phaeal

Whatever I did, I didn't do it.

eqb

I write novels

Drachen Jager

Professor of applied misanthropy

kidcharlemagne

triceretops