So here's what happened... I sent a book proposal to my dream agent late last year. The agency guidelines required a proposal and the first three chapters of the book. I indicated that I wasn't done writing the manuscript yet and that I intended to finish before January of this year. (When I was ghostwriting, I was normally able to finish a novel in two to three months.)
I was hoping for a response, but I was expecting a rejection at best. I got a response a couple of days later, requesting the complete manuscript once I'm done with it.
I was ecstatic for the first few days then I just... I don't know... I crashed from the pressure. Now, it's April and I'm not done writing the thing yet.
So the question is: Do I have to update them that I'm not done with the manuscript yet? I want it to be the best it could possibly be before sending the whole thing, but I did say in the original proposal that my target date to finish was January. Any thoughts?
I was hoping for a response, but I was expecting a rejection at best. I got a response a couple of days later, requesting the complete manuscript once I'm done with it.
I was ecstatic for the first few days then I just... I don't know... I crashed from the pressure. Now, it's April and I'm not done writing the thing yet.
So the question is: Do I have to update them that I'm not done with the manuscript yet? I want it to be the best it could possibly be before sending the whole thing, but I did say in the original proposal that my target date to finish was January. Any thoughts?