When the Agent gives you a super-fast time frame on Full...

[anwynnauthor]

I know that you usually don't nudge agents before 3 months, and some people even say 6, but I submitted to an agent whose assistant responded by saying, thanks so much and to give them a few weeks to review the materials. I think of a few weeks as being 3, and it's now been over a month.

So I just wanted to ask for opinions. Do y'all think it would it be bad form to check in at 5 weeks with an agent who said they'd take "a few weeks" to read?

[MegTravelz]

I'd give them two months at minimum, even though they said "a few weeks". Agents can get super busy very quickly, if one of their client's books status changes (reading/editing a new draft, book goes on submission, gets an offer from a publisher, etc etc). I personally don't ever nudge before three months haha. I have a full out currently, with absolutely no timeframe mentioned.

Best of luck!

[anwynnauthor]

Thanks for the advice! I need to have my over-eagerness reined in sometimes!