We had a really great question come in from my friend and fellow writer, Mindy. She wanted to know about “the nudge.” She wanted to know when it was okay to nudge an agent who has your manuscript.
(Side note, Mindy has been working her butt off querying agents while writing her second book. She’s had quite a bit of action on her query, which is super exciting! She’s killing it, and I’m super proud of her!)
I was glad Mindy asked this question, because I wanted to know when it was okay to nudge an agent who has your query. One of the agents I queried gave permission (on her website) to nudge after 4 weeks. But I wanted to know the etiquette. What do you say, and when do you say it?
Jennie has three words for writers looking to nudge an agent: just be professional.
“Always keep in the back of your mind two things. It’s a super small industry, and you never know who knows who and who’s going to talk to who about what you did. And also, these may be people that you are going to be doing business with for very, very long time.”
In today’s episode Jennie talks about the different types of nudges, what you should say, and when it’s appropriate to send it. (Spoiler alert, in most cases the answer is you don’t.)
When do you nudge an agent who has your query?
When do you nudge an agent who has your full manuscript?
What happens when you get an agent phone call? An offer of representation? What do you tell the other agents who have your manuscript? What if you get multiple offers? So much to juggle!
Jennie’s got some great advice and a few client stories all about The Nudge.