Folks Subbing to Agents: Get Your Skates On!

[Emurelda]

Emurelda! Lovely to 'see you'

Thank you!

I thought I'd come out of my shell

 

[Steven McC]

@Ste7en_mcc

Tweet me and I'll follow you! If I can work out how to do it...

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Thank you!

I thought I'd come out of my shell

I should say so, Lady of Emeralds.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

@Ste7en_mcc

Tweet me and I'll follow you! If I can work out how to do it...

I looked, didn't see it yet but it'll be there. I bet it's running slow, Steven.

 

[Vivaldo]

Wooo! I just tweeted for the first time ever. Thanks Katie.

 

[Emurelda]

I should say so, Lady of Emeralds.

 

[David Steele]

I wasn't going to do this one, but I noticed somebody was pitching so decided to give it a go.

First of all - THANK YOU very much to just about all Litopia people who RT the pitch. I really appreciated it.

Secondly, I got a bite.... Which would be good except that I've already been asked by an agent for the full MS.

Okay, so - "Why did you pitch in the first place?" I hear you ask. Answer - dunno. I just thought I'd see if I got a bite. But now I have a bite - what to DO with it?

The agent who's asked for the full works for a very small agency. And she's had it for a month. Do I:

1 - Do nothing and wait
2 - Send the original agent a polite email nudging her and telling her I have interest elsewhere
3 - Send to these other guys as well and say nothing about agent number 1
4 - Send to these other guys as well but tell them another agent has asked for the full.

Not sure what the wise / polite thing to do is.

Anybody?

 

[Karen Gray]

I wasn't going to do this one, but I noticed somebody was pitching so decided to give it a go.

First of all - THANK YOU very much to just about all Litopia people who RT the pitch. I really appreciated it.

Secondly, I got a bite.... Which would be good except that I've already been asked by an agent for the full MS.

Okay, so - "Why did you pitch in the first place?" I hear you ask. Answer - dunno. I just thought I'd see if I got a bite. But now I have a bite - what to DO with it?

The agent who's asked for the full works for a very small agency. And she's had it for a month. Do I:

1 - Do nothing and wait
2 - Send the original agent a polite email nudging her and telling her I have interest elsewhere
3 - Send to these other guys as well and say nothing about agent number 1
4 - Send to these other guys as well but tell them another agent has asked for the full.

Not sure what the wise / polite thing to do is.

Anybody?

Did she say she needed exclusivity while looking at the full MS?

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Oh, fantastic! Well done, David, and fingers crossed.

I'd probably do 4. Tell them how thrilled you are to get a chance to be considered by the Mighty Them, and here comes your submission pronto, but feel it only proper to inform them another agent has (optional fib? just this very day) asked for the full.

It's either 2 or 4, but if you do 2 you might nudge the original agent into declining, when the other one isn't in the bag.

 

[Kitty]

Did the other agent ask for an exclusive and if so did you grant one? If you did then you have to honour the exclusive and cannot send it to these guys until the period of the exclusive agreed has expired. However, if you did not grant an exclusive then option 4. If these guys subsequently ask for a full then that would be a good point to nudge Agent 1.

Good luck with it. And congratulations on getting a bite. The only like I got was from some weird spammer.

 

[David Steele]

You get a lot of useless spammers on Twitter pitch parties, @Kitty . I got utterly hacked off with them during #SFFPit. No end of cheap E-platforms pretending to be independent publishers.

Anyway. The original query just said that the agent enjoyed the sample and would like to continue reading the rest "If you don't already have an agent". That's not an exclusive, I take it?

That was on 10th July but, trust me, it feels a SHED LOAD longer.

For what it's worth the pitch that got picked up yesterday was "19th Century charlatans, demons in petticoats, big dance numbers, dodgy potions, romance, adventure and lots of accidental magic"

 

[Karen Gray]

I'd go with option 4 @David Steele and mention that she is looking over the MS but has not asked for exclusivity.

Good luck x

 

[Kitty]

No @David Steele that's not an exclusive. You're okay to send it elsewhere

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Well done David, best of luck whatever you decide to do.

 

[Nicole Wilson]

I wasn't going to do this one, but I noticed somebody was pitching so decided to give it a go.

First of all - THANK YOU very much to just about all Litopia people who RT the pitch. I really appreciated it.

Secondly, I got a bite.... Which would be good except that I've already been asked by an agent for the full MS.

Okay, so - "Why did you pitch in the first place?" I hear you ask. Answer - dunno. I just thought I'd see if I got a bite. But now I have a bite - what to DO with it?

The agent who's asked for the full works for a very small agency. And she's had it for a month. Do I:

1 - Do nothing and wait
2 - Send the original agent a polite email nudging her and telling her I have interest elsewhere
3 - Send to these other guys as well and say nothing about agent number 1
4 - Send to these other guys as well but tell them another agent has asked for the full.

Not sure what the wise / polite thing to do is.

Anybody?

Awesome! I, too, would recommend number 4, but I think it's appropriate to send the other agent who asked for the full a while ago an email informing her that another agent is also interested. Just to give her a nudge

 

[Emurelda]

I wasn't going to do this one, but I noticed somebody was pitching so decided to give it a go.

First of all - THANK YOU very much to just about all Litopia people who RT the pitch. I really appreciated it.

Secondly, I got a bite.... Which would be good except that I've already been asked by an agent for the full MS.

Okay, so - "Why did you pitch in the first place?" I hear you ask. Answer - dunno. I just thought I'd see if I got a bite. But now I have a bite - what to DO with it?

The agent who's asked for the full works for a very small agency. And she's had it for a month. Do I:

1 - Do nothing and wait
2 - Send the original agent a polite email nudging her and telling her I have interest elsewhere
3 - Send to these other guys as well and say nothing about agent number 1
4 - Send to these other guys as well but tell them another agent has asked for the full.

Not sure what the wise / polite thing to do is.

Anybody?

Well done @David Steele !!!!! That is great. Two agents requesting MS...you were quiet with that one. Did I miss the memo?

I would do both 2 & 4.

Email the original agent AND submit full MS to new agent since there is no request for exclusivity.

Good luck sir!

 

[David Steele]

Well done @David Steele Did I miss the memo?

The Fanfare button doesn't work on my computer

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Wooo! I just tweeted for the first time ever. Thanks Katie.

You're welcome I spy, I share. There will be another on 28 Aug, I understand.

 

[Emurelda]

The Fanfare button doesn't work on my computer

It works on mine....let me press it for you

 

[David Steele]

You're welcome I spy, I share. There will be another on 28 Aug, I understand.

You can be our mole!

 

[Karen Gray]

You can be our mole!

Won't she need danger money for that?

 

[Carol Rose]

Congrats!!! Let us know what happens!!

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Well, come on now, folks, this spying game's not so dangerous This wasn't...





Unless it means I can have a cat suit.

 

[Alistair Roberts]

I think they've covered it, and good luck

 

[David Steele]

You know what?

I'm looking at their website - Massive client list - hugely professional look,

And I'm thinking: No.

EDIT - I did it anyway. In all honestly I think I was just over-awed by their client list.

 

[Emurelda]

You know what?

I'm looking at their website - Massive client list - hugely professional look,

And I'm thinking: No.

EDIT - I did it anyway. In all honestly I think I was just over-awed by their client list.

I know ..that's how I feel...not worthy of these agents. Just head down and submit!