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Thanks very much for any advice on the following situation:
Three months ago, two agents requested my full MS, the requests being separated in time by a week. Each agent knows that another is reading. Tomorrow is the three-month mark for the second requester, and I'm wondering if the time of nudging has come.
However, I don't want either agent to think I am nudging because the other rejected me (in case this might plant seeds of doubt in their minds). How long should I wait before sending a polite email to check in, and what would a good phrasing be (I don't think I should say, "Not that the other agent rejected me, but are you still interested in my MS?")? Do agents read/proceed differently when they know another is reading? Or have I overthought this into some kind of prisoner's dilemma?
Thank you!
Three months ago, two agents requested my full MS, the requests being separated in time by a week. Each agent knows that another is reading. Tomorrow is the three-month mark for the second requester, and I'm wondering if the time of nudging has come.
However, I don't want either agent to think I am nudging because the other rejected me (in case this might plant seeds of doubt in their minds). How long should I wait before sending a polite email to check in, and what would a good phrasing be (I don't think I should say, "Not that the other agent rejected me, but are you still interested in my MS?")? Do agents read/proceed differently when they know another is reading? Or have I overthought this into some kind of prisoner's dilemma?
Thank you!