1. Before You Do Anything2. Know What You're Selling3. The Query Letter4. The Synopsis5. Sample Chapters and Partials6. Finding the Right Agents7. Submitting Properly8. The Waiting (and What Comes Next)
Chapter 8 of 8
The Waiting (and What Comes Next)
Response times, rejections, requests, and offers.
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You've sent the queries. Now comes the part nobody tells you about: the waiting. Response times vary wildly — some agents reply within a week, others take six months, and some never reply at all. This is normal. It is also, genuinely, one of the harder parts of being a writer. This chapter covers what to expect after your submissions go out, how to handle rejections (there will be rejections), what a full manuscript request means, and what to do if — when — you get an offer.