Here's one I haven't been able to find an archived answer for (although I assume there is one): I queried an agent about my nonfiction project two weeks ago, and he got back to me within the hour to ask for the full proposal. I told him I'd give him an exclusive look at it for a couple of weeks but that, if it were going to be any longer for me to hear from him, I'd want to send out simultaneous queries.
It's a lengthy proposal -- the detailed outline and market analysis plus the first two chapters -- so I understand he might not have had time to look at it all, but he never even confirmed receipt. Now I'm not sure what to do next. Should I prod him or wait? (And if wait, how long?) Or should I query someone else and carry through, without notifying the first agent, that I've done what I said I would do?
It's a lengthy proposal -- the detailed outline and market analysis plus the first two chapters -- so I understand he might not have had time to look at it all, but he never even confirmed receipt. Now I'm not sure what to do next. Should I prod him or wait? (And if wait, how long?) Or should I query someone else and carry through, without notifying the first agent, that I've done what I said I would do?
