Hey everybody.

I could do with a little advice.

I've just had an agent request to see the balance of my manuscript - which is fantastic news. However, I'd appreciate the chance to give it one last going over - which might take a week, and I was wondering, is it 'good form' to send it them in a week's time - rather than immediately?

Dan.

Well done! A week's no problem, to my mind. I mean you might have been on hol or something. You could email to say when you'll be sending it and then confirm when it's actually sent.

Good luck!

A
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I think the urge to give the ms one final comb through is a normal reaction, and they’ll probably be expecting it. Send them a short email saying you’re delighted they want to see the ms, you’d like to take a few days checking it’s properly formatted, and you’ll put it in the post within a week. (I think saying ‘within a week’ has more immediacy than ‘in a week’s time’)

Good luck. This is a very positive step forward.

Dee

Yes, well done, and well done for resisting the temptation to rush it to him. Dee's and Holly B's advice is spot on.

Emma

Great advice guys. Thanks very much.

I'll give it one last going over, and send an email to let them know.

Cheers.

Dan

Well done Dan! Oh absolutely, you want it to be the very best it can possibly be.

I can nearly guarantee though, that you will find a highly annoying typo (possibly on the first page...) two minutes after you press 'Send'

Good luck and fingers crossed!

Daniel - Good luck with it. I've been in the same position - got frantic revising a couple of bits just before submitting the full MS. But I think if they like it anyway, what you do at this stage might not make a lot of difference. If they want to give advice later, they will.

Jim

Dan, Merry's right about the typo, but they won't care.

Emma

Thanks everybody. Sound advice. I'm well into the tidying process as we speak, and I'm hoping to have it with them by early next week.

Exciting.



Dan