I need help on this., everything is crazy, serious guys

Hey, Kimmi! Be honest with this agent who wants an exclusive. Tell her the partial/fulls are out with two other agents. She'll most likely say, send it anyway. You're really getting close to being repped!

Stormie is totally correct. Be honest and tell her you can't grant her an exclusive. Most decent agents will want to see it anyway (in my experience.)

I agree with Stormie. Tell her your full is being considered elsewhere but you will keep her apprised of the situation re: the other agents. I would not give her a number just tell her it is already out but you would be happy to send. I bet you dollars to donuts (an ancient Hawaiian aphorism) she will take it anyway.

Hurray Kimmi. Way to go. You're almost there.

Janet

Jeeebus, Kimmi! Spit some of whatever it is you've got going into a bottle and let me auction it off for AW! We'll make a fortune!

This is a GOOD problem! Actually, it's not even a problem.

I was in this situation with the agent I eventually signed with. She asked for a 4-week exclusive, but I had other partials and fulls out. She read the full anyway and eventually signed me. (IMO, an 8-week exclusive is ridiculous.)

Kimmi -
Are you saying you have nothing to send them?
other wise
send what you have
and accompany it with

Dear Agent
I am sorry I am unable to grant you an exclusive at this time as my manuscript is being considered elsewhere, but I will keep you apprised of the situation and notify you of any offers. Enclosed you will find my submission. (or attached if it is an email).

I would strongly suggest you get those 50 pages fixed up pronto and send them.
JMHO

I would go ahead and send the submission to her anyway --did she want snail mail or email?
Wait until you have those first 50 pages done and send them along with a note: REQUESTED MATERIAL and remind her that you are unable to give an exclusive.
If I remember correctly you were non fiction - right?
Otherwise you did good grasshopper!

I see.
For future reference you should go ahead and send it and say you cannot grant an exclusive. When you do that agents just say -- oh all right I have it I might as well read it. Because you have other agent interest I would not worry about it too much. If the other two agents fall through then you can re-query this one.
email means she's really interested but it's late now in NY.
Good job.
Now calm down and have a drink.

ORION said:

I see.
For future reference you should go ahead and send it and say you cannot grant an exclusive. When you do that agents just say -- oh all right I have it I might as well read it. Because you have other agent interest I would not worry about it too much. If the other two agents fall through then you can re-query this one.

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Such good advice! I was too timid on my agent hunt and asked if I could send the full on a non-exclusive, or if I should wait until I'd heard back from the other agents. It worked out fine in the end, but looking back, I would have been a bit more aggressive/confident. The majority of writers I know who've taken this approach (sending the material with a note of explanation) had good results. I think we're often too afraid of making agents "mad."

How did everything work out???? I've been waiting with baited breath...

Foinah said:

How did everything work out???? I've been waiting with baited breath...

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After all, how long can anyone hold a minnow in their mouth without accidentaly swallowing it?

BATED:
1 : to reduce the force or intensity of : [SIZE=-1]RESTRAIN[/SIZE] <with bated breath>
2 : to take away : [SIZE=-1]DEDUCT[/SIZE]
3 archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation
4 archaic : [SIZE=-1]BLUNT[/SIZE]


Regards,
Scott

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!

Maprilynne

Way to bunker down, kimmi! Now for the sucky part of waiting...and waiting....and....

Good luck, though!!!

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BATED:
1 : to reduce the force or intensity of : [SIZE=-1]RESTRAIN[/SIZE] <with bated breath>

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Oh yeah? How about: "The cat, having just eaten a chunk of ripe cheese, crouched anxiously outside the mouse hole with baited breath."

Good luck, Kimmi

Way to go, Kimmi!