Today, I got a full request for a historical fiction that I queried back in May. Hurray! A month from now, I had planned on self-publishing a parenting humor book. Should I mention that I'm about to self-publish a book, or not?
The agency that requested my historical does NOT represent humor OR parenting, and I have no platform, so I can't imagine she'd be interested in my humor book. I'm afraid mentioning it will distract her from the book she requested, or look unprofessional.
On the other hand, if I were an agent and a writer I was interested in started self-publishing stuff without telling me, I might think, "Hey, what the heck?"
Thoughts?
The agency that requested my historical does NOT represent humor OR parenting, and I have no platform, so I can't imagine she'd be interested in my humor book. I'm afraid mentioning it will distract her from the book she requested, or look unprofessional.
On the other hand, if I were an agent and a writer I was interested in started self-publishing stuff without telling me, I might think, "Hey, what the heck?"
Thoughts?