You have an offer! Congratulations! …Or maybe you’ve been waiting for an answer for months and want to gently shake the agent trees hoping a reply will fall out. These resources cover nudging to get answers on queries and submitted manuscripts as well as what to do after you get an offer.
- Sami Ellis’s agent adjacent web page walks you through what to do after you get the request for “the call,” from replying to the initial email to accepting an offer. Truly excellent resource. https://www.authorsamiellis.com/agent-adjacent
- Agent Kate McKean’s substack post on how to get answers when an agent has your materials. https://katemckean.substack.com/p/how-to-get-answers?sd=pf
- Alexa Donne’s templates for nudging an agent, both when you’re trying to get a response in general and when you have an offer in hand. https://alexadonne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Agent-Nudge-Examples.pdf
- Destiny Cole discusses nudging with an offer of rep, with templates. https://destinycole.com/2016/11/15/re-post-nudging-agents-with-an-offer-of-representation/
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