Agent's Progress

I recently received my first 30-day update from my agent detailing the progress made on selling my book to a major publishing house. Of eleven (11) recipients, only one has "Passed" on the offer (Passed means that the publisher has decided not to pursue this book at this time). The other ten (10) have not yet responded and are listed as "In Follow-Up". My agent tells me that this is typical and that response times usually take more than thirty (30) days. All that I can do is take a deep breath and wait for the next report. Below are the publishing houses to which my agent mailed offer letters.

Recipient 1 Penguin Putnam - The Berkley Publishing Group
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 2 St Martins Press - MacMillan
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 3 Kensington Publishing
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 4 Time Warner - Warner Books
Response Status Passed

Recipient 5 HarperCollins - HarperCollins
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 6 Random House - Doubleday Broadway
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 7 Random House - Bantam Dell
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 8 Simon & Schuster - Scribner
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 9 Avalon Publishing - Carroll & Graf
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 10 St Martins Press - Thomas Dunne Books
Response Status In Follow-up

Recipient 11 Penguin Group - Dutton Adult Trade
Response Status In Followup


Noah Reilly, author
"Out on Deep Water"
http://www.novels-by-noah.com/



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