Is My Waiting Good Judgement?

You don't have to "create the website" but you should reserve a domain of your full name (or your full "pen name") ASAP before someone else gets it. If it's already snarfed up, you may have to settle for <your name>author.com or <yourname>writer.com. It's about $10 per year.

As far as actually creating the website and putting content on it, I don't know if it makes much difference or not at this point. Looks like you've already got blog content for an interested agent to look at.

Madison,

Why are you thinking about creating a website now? What would you put on it and what would be the purpose?

Definitely reserve your domain name. I owned susanbreen and then I let it lapse and I lost it and now I have susanjbreen, which is fine, but not exactly the same. I also own thefictionclass.com and that's good because it links up to the susanjbreen site.

It's really up to you. There's no reason you have to have a website now, but if you'd like to then I say go for it. If you can think of things that you would like to put on the site now and you're willing to do the work and keep it updated, great. If not, then wait. I do agree about the domain name, though. You don't want to wait until it's already taken.

I'd get the domain name and create the website now. I can't see that it would hurt; and having a web presence is crucial today. What to put on it? General bio, projects, contest wins if any, even a free read. Build a readership.

I say grab the domain name, don't worry about the website. If you have the time/expertise to put together something very nice and professional, go ahead; if not, waiting until you have an agent or even a sale won't hurt you at all. (Whereas putting up something that doesn't look professional potentially could, though really I doubt it matters.)

Get your domain name now. Create a simple website now. Add what you can when you can.

The earlier you establish an online presence, the better. This is especially true for establishing "authority" in Google search rankings. The age of your site will matter. Let's say it takes five years for you to write, sell, and publish your book. Promoting it on a five-year-old site will be better for Google visibility than promoting it on a brand new site. Do what you can today. Mark your territory.