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I just got a response from HM&B here in London for the Modern/Present line. I'd sent in 3 chapters and a synopsis and they like it - yay!!! But the snag is I haven't written the rest, I need another 40,000 words. I didn't pretend I had written it, I just didn't say. Their letter says: "....if the manuscript is complete we would appreciate receiving it for further consideration."
I would love to bash straight on with it, except I'm up to my ears in revision and preparation for some professional qualifications that I just have to get right. I can't see I'll have any time for this until July. I could probably get it finished and good enough to send off by early August. I'm scared in case I've just caught a window of opportunity and they go off the boil. I haven't a clue how the process works. Will they be OK about it if I explain the situation and my timescale? Or would I do better to stay up late and do this once my little boy is in bed? I guess it would only take a month or so of late nights. Maybe that's not so bad. I want to get it right, of course, that's why I was thinking it'd be better until I really had time to concentrate.
Sorry if I sound a bit rambling, I just got the letter so I'm quite excited.
I would love to bash straight on with it, except I'm up to my ears in revision and preparation for some professional qualifications that I just have to get right. I can't see I'll have any time for this until July. I could probably get it finished and good enough to send off by early August. I'm scared in case I've just caught a window of opportunity and they go off the boil. I haven't a clue how the process works. Will they be OK about it if I explain the situation and my timescale? Or would I do better to stay up late and do this once my little boy is in bed? I guess it would only take a month or so of late nights. Maybe that's not so bad. I want to get it right, of course, that's why I was thinking it'd be better until I really had time to concentrate.
Sorry if I sound a bit rambling, I just got the letter so I'm quite excited.