Another silly question

First, congratulations! Wonderful, exciting news.

Have you not spoken to this agent on the phone before? (You said you've done everything through email.)

If not, I would definitely talk with him/her before making a final decision to get a feel for his/her personality, working style, and enthusiasm for your project. Make sure you ask lots of questions about his/her plans for submitting your book, how he/she will keep you informed of responses, etc. I would also recommend contacting a couple of the agent's clients to see how they like working with this agent. And yes, ask to see a copy of the contract.

Hope this helps and best of luck.

Just tell her you are confused and excited I'd tell her I'm sure the contract looks great because of their reputation and that I'm sure I'll get back to her with a yes after reading it over.

That is, if you've decided on her. If it's a big agency, complement their reputation while looking over the contract, lol

Congrats!!!!

Yikes. That would give me pause. I think you've done nothing wrong. As you said, you've followed the advice that is all over the AW site: ask questions and give it some thought before signing. Asking to speak with other clients is sort of like getting referrals before signing a contract with a guy who's going to paint your house. Seems like standard business practice. If her clients are happy to be repped by her, you'd think she'd wouldn't mind your speaking with them. If she doesn't want to give out their contact info without their consent, she could just email and ask their permission first. Even talking to ONE of them would help, right?

Good luck to you, Agentpaper. This is supposed to be the MOMENT. I would suggest getting on the phone with her today. Sometimes email stuff -- tone, in particular -- comes out the wrong way and a chat will make all the difference.

Hmmm. No, imho, give her a little space as long as she knows that you are excited It seems odd of her to be so affected by it, but maybe she's afraid that you'll be high maintenence. I'm just speculating

I'd play it cool and complimentary, but not too many messages, no.

How weird! Ah, it'll probably be nothing Give her a little time. Congrats!!

Happy Anniversary, too then!

I don't think your agent wants to give you a 'once a week email update' or whatever. You won't be her only client and she'll likely not have the time or the inclination, also even the best agents don't always hear back from editors immediately so there may be nothing to say. However she should give you a list of editors she plans to submit your material to. As for the contract, I'd advise against asking to look at it before you sign. You'll have the opportunity to ask for changes, further info etc when you get the actual contract.

You might want to know who handles her foreign rights though...

Congrats, Agentpaper! Glad you got it sorted out. Time for the happy dance now.

Yay!!! Congratulations

mysterygrl said:

First, congratulations! Wonderful, exciting news.

Have you not spoken to this agent on the phone before? (You said you've done everything through email.)

If not, I would definitely talk with him/her before making a final decision to get a feel for his/her personality, working style, and enthusiasm for your project. Make sure you ask lots of questions about his/her plans for submitting your book, how he/she will keep you informed of responses, etc. I would also recommend contacting a couple of the agent's clients to see how they like working with this agent. And yes, ask to see a copy of the contract.

Hope this helps and best of luck.

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and definately ask to see the contracts from BOTH agents before you make a decision.