tigger33
First of all, thank you to all the wonderful writers and agents who post here! I'm new to the business and truly appreciate this board.
I haven't seen this issue addressed specifically, so I'm hoping someone can help. I'm working on a NF book and have had a couple of nibbles from agents based on my query letter. (Yay!) Published-writer friends have told me that it's usual to sell NF on the basis of a proposal and sample chapters, and that agents/publishers will often want input--so I didn't finish the book before querying. Now I have a (reputable) agent asking for the full!
I plan to let her know it's not finished yet and see what she says. Meanwhile--is this now the standard? Can I expect a similar request from other agents (assuming they're interested)?
Thanks in advance.
I haven't seen this issue addressed specifically, so I'm hoping someone can help. I'm working on a NF book and have had a couple of nibbles from agents based on my query letter. (Yay!) Published-writer friends have told me that it's usual to sell NF on the basis of a proposal and sample chapters, and that agents/publishers will often want input--so I didn't finish the book before querying. Now I have a (reputable) agent asking for the full!
I plan to let her know it's not finished yet and see what she says. Meanwhile--is this now the standard? Can I expect a similar request from other agents (assuming they're interested)?
Thanks in advance.