I'm hoping for some advice. An agent asked for the full manuscript of my literary novel, and after I followed up once (after a reasonable wait), he asked that I give him until the end of February. Now that it's March, I'd like to follow up again.
The agent has seemed enthusiastic all along, and I wonder if he might now be on the fence about the MS. I'd like to make a bit of a pitch for myself in my follow-up email, to encourage him to give me a shot. I might point out my platform as a writer (I provide content for a couple of fairly popular literary and pop culture websites), talk up my good nature and willingness to take criticism or make revisions, and point out my talent for public speaking. But might this approach be overbearing? Should I just let my work speak for itself?
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.
The agent has seemed enthusiastic all along, and I wonder if he might now be on the fence about the MS. I'd like to make a bit of a pitch for myself in my follow-up email, to encourage him to give me a shot. I might point out my platform as a writer (I provide content for a couple of fairly popular literary and pop culture websites), talk up my good nature and willingness to take criticism or make revisions, and point out my talent for public speaking. But might this approach be overbearing? Should I just let my work speak for itself?
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.