uugeejay
In early May I sent an email query to an agent. He responded (within a hour and a half!), asking for synopsis, three chapters, etc. He acknowledged their receipt and said he would get back to me 'shortly'.
Hearing nothing after two months I sent a follow-up email. No response.
Figuring 'shortly' had passed after four months with no response, in September I resumed sending out queries. One of those agencies has asked to see my novel and 'kindly let us know if your material is on submission to any other agents'.
Is my 'material on submission' with the first agency? How should I handle this with them? Should I tell them another agency is interested? The agent said "shortly", but is four months a reasonable wait for a response on a synopsis and partial? What do I tell the agency expressing interest now?
On the one hand I like the idea that two agencies might want to fight over me. On the other hand, I'd like to make sure all my ducks are in a row before I give up on the first agent, who has a more established reputation in my novel's genre, Christian ficition. If he IS still interested, I don't want to chase him off because we have different interpretations of 'shortly'.
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Will in Central Texas
Hearing nothing after two months I sent a follow-up email. No response.
Figuring 'shortly' had passed after four months with no response, in September I resumed sending out queries. One of those agencies has asked to see my novel and 'kindly let us know if your material is on submission to any other agents'.
Is my 'material on submission' with the first agency? How should I handle this with them? Should I tell them another agency is interested? The agent said "shortly", but is four months a reasonable wait for a response on a synopsis and partial? What do I tell the agency expressing interest now?
On the one hand I like the idea that two agencies might want to fight over me. On the other hand, I'd like to make sure all my ducks are in a row before I give up on the first agent, who has a more established reputation in my novel's genre, Christian ficition. If he IS still interested, I don't want to chase him off because we have different interpretations of 'shortly'.
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Will in Central Texas