The first agent I submitted to

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

Has requested the full manuscript. It's an enormous agency too. Sent it last week. Hand holding please while I wait?

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

Brilliant, congratulations!
Fingers crossed.

What genre is it?

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

Women's commercial fiction

[Summerhasloaded]

Ooh Good luck!

[Poledra]

Fabulous. Remember, you promised I could live vicariously through you, so it's my thrill too

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

Does anyone have experience of this? Are they likely to call or email if they like it? I am currently obsessively checking email and phone!

[Yonihadtoask]

wow! fingers crossed for you!

[aftermay]

Congratulations! Not my kind of book but there are plenty of readers out there. Have you got the full story at this stage?

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

Poledra

I hope it's between lit fic and chick lit but perhaps I am delusional...

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

Aftermay yes it's all done and with the agent. Weird feeling, am bereft now!

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

You might or might not get a quick response now. It could be today, it could be months. If I were you I would keep subbing it to more, even if this is your first choice agency. Then if they don't like it after all you won't feel so crushed, or if they don't reply but you get an offer of rep from someone else you can contact this agency and tell them you've had an offer from someone else which might spur them on to a quicker decision.

I think the most common thing if they want to take it further is to email to arrange a time for a phone call. There do seem to be a few agencies that operate a 'no answer means no' policy even on fulls but this is pretty rare - you should expect to hear something.

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

Are you working on your next book? I guess you can't have had time to get very far with it if this is the first agent you've submitted to

[LongGoneBeforeDaylight]

The agent ('s assistant, I think) has said they will read it this week, EEK. They also said the person whose list it is is away for two weeks so it may be a while (presumably if the first agent likes it?).

Yes trying to start new book, have an idea, but basically keep opening other novel and finding typos.

Yes should submit to others too, that is one of today's tasks!

[thoughtsandall]

Congrats- everything that is crossible is crossed for you. Keep us posted

[GrendelsMum]

Congratulations!

[SirRaymondClench]

Any news Daylight?

[BigPawsBrown]

It's me under a new name. No news. Don't know if that is good or bad? I am hopeful that the assistant liked it and it's now in her superior's To Read pile. She said she would read it "now" in August so she hasn't rejected me yet...

[SirRaymondClench]

I am keeping everything crossed for you!
Are you allowed to ask whats happening or is that considered bad form?

[BigPawsBrown]

Think you have to wait 3 months before chasing up a request for the full. Sigh!

[SirRaymondClench]

I have no patience! I will probably self publish I think.
3 months would kill me but as they say, no news is good news!

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

Have you done lots more subs since then?
Is next novel going well?

[StillNoFuckingEyeDeer]

Waiting for a response must be torture. At least with exams you know when the results are coming out. I hope you hear soon (and it's good news!)

[LaVitaBellissima]

Good luck, sending positive vibes

[MooncupGoddess]

I'd try a quick, polite chase a month after sending, I think... nothing to lose and it's easy for manuscripts to get buried in to-do piles.

[BigPawsBrown]

Ooh right, in that case I guess I can chase though three months does seen to be the advised time. The agent is quite busy and high profile.

Yes subbed to 12 more since

[BigPawsBrown]

The full manuscript just got rejected. Am beyond devastated :(