What does "quick" mean in agent speak?

Wow. Unfortunately, it could mean anything . . .including wishful thinking on the agent's part. Hang in there!

Maprilynne nailed it. i had an agent told me he'd read something over the weekend. nine months later and i still haven't heard back.

give your partial 4-6 weeks and then follow up if you want. good luck!

hey, to my agent quick means anything from 2 weeks to 2 months...I still love her!

Publishing does not function like any other profession I know. Snails would be appalled. Think in terms of months rather than weeks or days.

So true, carlywrites. I spend years writing and writing...and waiting on replies from agents.

Fingers crossed here for you, ello! Yay for the partials!!

no matter how long it takes ... don't give up!

carlywrites said:

Publishing does not function like any other profession I know. Snails would be appalled. Think in terms of months rather than weeks or days.

Click to expand...

A true story: Last March I finished the latest draft of a story and queried a handful of agents with little favorable response. One agent asked for the first three chapters. Time went by with no further action Meanwhile I have written another story, sent out queries ... and another, more queries and a third. The good news is one of the later three has been accepted by an agent ... but in my haste, after all it is November, I have placed the first story in the Unpublishable file. When Lo and Behold, this morning I received a 'thank you but no thank you' reject from that first agent concerning the first story. Apparently she is one busy lady...
The lesson is ... don't give up, don't throw it away and keep writing. As Carly said, Agents work at a rather interesting pace.