A quick Ask Daphne this morning before I dive back into the query pile. H.S. writes:
I had a question about writer-agent etiquette. What’s the appropriate amount of time to wait before checking back in once an agent has requested your full manuscript? Two agents are reading my full right now. One has had [...]
Well, hopefully we all survived my two weeks of vacation. I’m looking forward to getting back to work, closing some deals, and letting Robo-Daphne have some time off. I’m also going to be putting some thought into my New Year’s Resolutions.
I’m about to head off for a somewhat unexpected trip, but before I do, I wanted to say something about waiting. One of my authors who’s awaiting a response from an editor made a comment the other day about publishing time bearing a stronger resemblance to glacial time than normal, human time. And unfortunately, it’s totally true.
Stylish zebra shoes to wear whilst waiting for Lisa from Chicago, who writes, “I have a dilemma that’s new to me, regarding when (or whether) to make a status query about a submission.”
My inbox seems to be behaving today — i.e. not too many messages coming in stamped “URGENT!” — so I’ve decided to take the rest of the day as a reading day.
