Got "the call"...

Danthia said:

This happened to me, and this is what I did.

I let the agent know that I had other agents currently reading the MS, and it was only professional to let them know I had an offer so they could either offer or pass. The offering agent was okay with this, and even expected it.

I contacted the other agents with my MS. I told them I had an offer, but I was still interested in their agency. I wanted to get back to the offering agent before too long, so was X date enough time to review the MS or did they need more time? I gave them two weeks, and they all seemed fine with that.

Then I waited. I thought up what I wanted to ask the agents if I got multiple offers, and I tried to narrow down my choices so I'd be better prepared. If it was between X and Y, who would I go with? kinda thing. Weighed the pros and cons. Oh, I also did this before I contacted the agents, because I had a few that I wouldn't have chosen over the offering agent (the offering agent was a better fit, though all were good agents), so it seemed silly to waste their time reading my MS if I knew I wouldn't go with them anyway.

I got two more offers. I spoke to each agent on the phone and asked my questions, heard their vision for my book, got a feel for them. Then I said I wanted to sleep on it, made my decision, and notified all the agents.

I ended up going with one of the other agents. I felt bad about turning the others down, especially first one, but this is a business decision so you have to do what's best for you and your career.

Congrats and best of luck!

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SevenIsles said:

Then I emailed Superstar Agent and told her I was sorry but I had decided to go with another agent. THEN she got back to me (within 15 minutes) saying she wished me the best and hyperbolically praising my work... not sure if that means she would have offered, or wouldn't have offered, but anyway, I don't care anymore! EW Agent is EW, and I think we're going to get along fine.

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