Hi
Ok, do I leave well alone here or not? There is an agent that I liked and I emailed my query to her and she said fab, would like to see it but please send it via post.
It's been a few weeks now which i know is nothing, but also I know I'm probably festering away in the slush.
SO the question is, should I be cheeky and just drop her an email saying I hope you got it okay, look forward to hearing from you OR do i leave well alone?

How many weeks, Eve? TBH i'd leave it at least 6 weeks, probably 2 months.

In that situation i always put on the outside of the envelope, in bold letters, 'Submission as requested'.

The worst think about the whole subbing process is finding a bit of patience!

Personally I don't think there's anything wrong with an email to ask if she got it OK.

Neither do I - subs do get lost. I sent mine out once by mail, and included a stamped addressed postcard with 'submission received' written on it which I asked them just to chuck in the mail when the package arrived. They did, which was little effort for them but saved me fretting.

I'd perhaps query a full, but not just sample chapters.

But then i know how difficult it is not to nudge/check, Eve. I'm sure you've got some 'feel' for the agent and whether she'd mind you checking.

I gave up caring about chasing a long time ago. I don;t think there is any harm in dropping a quick, polite email. I would go for it...

Thanks guys, so how would you word it?

"I just wanted to drop you a quick email to check that you received my postal submission okay. I look forwar to hearing from you"

I wonder whether to make a joke about my paranoia about postmen since my nephews birthday money went missing three times on the trot. Or perhaps I shouldn't...What if she's married to a postie...

lol, eve. I wouldn't (make the joke, I mean.) Except that's t he sort of thing I do all the time!

I know, me too.
I think I'm being so bloody witty at the time and then ten minutes later I'm kicking myself thinking, my god I sounded like a twat!

hehe! Everytime I open my mouth, never mind my gmail account, this thought goes through my mind. Sadly, in my case the vast majority of the time I am right.