Hello!
I've been querying for just about three weeks now and have gotten quite a few requests for fulls and partials, spread out across the three weeks. Each time I get a request, I simply say that I'm glad they'd like to read, here's the full MS, look forward to hearing from you.
But I just stumbled across an ancient AbsoluteWrite thread where an author mentioned she let an agent who requested her full know that other agents were also considering. "I let her know that two other agents were considering the full, and she promised to read it as fast as she could. She actually called me 12-13 hours later (without having quite finished the book) to offer representation. VERY exciting and flattering to say the least!"
Now I'm kicking myself! Have I been going about this all wrong? Should I have been letting agents know how many other agents are also considering the manuscript to get them more excited? I didn't even know this was a thing! I thought you were only supposed to let other agents know of interest once you receive your first offer of representation. Next time I get a request, should I be like, "10 other agents are considering the manuscript at this time"?
I feel like if I were an agent and I got that response, I'd be like "WELL LOOK AT YOU, AREN'T YOU SPECIAL?" but hey, what do I know? Clearly not enough. Halp!
I've been querying for just about three weeks now and have gotten quite a few requests for fulls and partials, spread out across the three weeks. Each time I get a request, I simply say that I'm glad they'd like to read, here's the full MS, look forward to hearing from you.
But I just stumbled across an ancient AbsoluteWrite thread where an author mentioned she let an agent who requested her full know that other agents were also considering. "I let her know that two other agents were considering the full, and she promised to read it as fast as she could. She actually called me 12-13 hours later (without having quite finished the book) to offer representation. VERY exciting and flattering to say the least!"
Now I'm kicking myself! Have I been going about this all wrong? Should I have been letting agents know how many other agents are also considering the manuscript to get them more excited? I didn't even know this was a thing! I thought you were only supposed to let other agents know of interest once you receive your first offer of representation. Next time I get a request, should I be like, "10 other agents are considering the manuscript at this time"?
I feel like if I were an agent and I got that response, I'd be like "WELL LOOK AT YOU, AREN'T YOU SPECIAL?" but hey, what do I know? Clearly not enough. Halp!