I could swear I posted this already. In fact, I know I did. Where it went is a mystery.
Anyway, my question:
My book doctor loved the manuscript I sent, emailed a letter to an agent referring me. I then emailed a query myself, mentioning the book doctor in the letter. Less than 24 hours later I got a response from the agent saying she'd love to read the manuscript and to send it via email as an attachment. I did as requested.
So... how long should it take? The agent's world is a little difficult for me to understand. If it had been me, since I got the manuscript on a Friday, and it was a short "chick-lit" piece, I'd probably have read it over the weekend. It's a one-sitting read, light and funny, the kind of prose that entertains rather than demands concentration. But I know I'm supposed to expect weeks or months for the agent to read it.
What exactly is it that takes so long? The starting to read? The deciding how to respond after finishing it? I know the reading won't take long - everyone I've ever sent my manuscript to has pretty much read it all in one sitting, even if that's not what they set out to do.
Should it take longer if it's a negative response than if it's a positive one, or vice versa? In short, if my book was that great, wouldn't she have written me back already?
Just feeling a little down after the excitement of getting her go-ahead, and could use some cold hard facts to put things in perspective.
Anyway, my question:
My book doctor loved the manuscript I sent, emailed a letter to an agent referring me. I then emailed a query myself, mentioning the book doctor in the letter. Less than 24 hours later I got a response from the agent saying she'd love to read the manuscript and to send it via email as an attachment. I did as requested.
So... how long should it take? The agent's world is a little difficult for me to understand. If it had been me, since I got the manuscript on a Friday, and it was a short "chick-lit" piece, I'd probably have read it over the weekend. It's a one-sitting read, light and funny, the kind of prose that entertains rather than demands concentration. But I know I'm supposed to expect weeks or months for the agent to read it.
What exactly is it that takes so long? The starting to read? The deciding how to respond after finishing it? I know the reading won't take long - everyone I've ever sent my manuscript to has pretty much read it all in one sitting, even if that's not what they set out to do.
Should it take longer if it's a negative response than if it's a positive one, or vice versa? In short, if my book was that great, wouldn't she have written me back already?
Just feeling a little down after the excitement of getting her go-ahead, and could use some cold hard facts to put things in perspective.