I've written around 25,000 words of a debut chick-lit style novel (with a youthful fresh twist etc), and sent the letter/synopsis/three chapters off to the first round of agents. I got rejected by all six, but Conville and Walsh said that they would want to see future writing if I didn't find representation for this project.

I then sent a query email with the contents of the cover letter to an agent at PFD, (since the vast postage costs weren't appealing second time around for a poor impoverished uni student such as myself), and got a really positive reply saying he would love to see the sample, send it off asap, which I have done.

The thing is... (sorry it took so long to get to it!) I haven't yet mentioned its an unfinished work. Was that a mistake? If he asks to see more, obviously I'll sent the rest of what I have completed, but since my degree is so demanding I realistically can't finish more until summer break. Will this e held against me? What is the attitude from agents towards unfinished work?

Thanks
Abby

Hi, have a look at this link to a previous forum thread here on the site:

http://www.writewords.org.uk/forum/48_11750.asp?spage=1

- our site expert agent Katie has helpfully already discussed this so it may be of use