I'm a writer and i sent my work into a agents two months ago and Ive still had no word,?

Question

why do you think this is?

Answer 1

Good things come to those who wait...have patience

Answer 2

malinky, there are a couple of aspects at work here. First and foremost, did the agent ask you to send your work, or did you just send it? If it's the latter, it may have been discarded unread.

The way agents work is that you send a letter trying to interest them in your work, and if you do, they ask you to send all or part of it. If you send it without having been asked, they don't want to see it.

If that's not what happened, and they're looking at materials they requested (or if their guidelines welcome the first 3 chapters or whatever), then give them double the amount of time they say they usually take to reply before inquiring.

I do share the concern someone mentioned, that the language skills shown in the way you worded your question here suggest you're not yet ready for an agent's attention.

Answer 3

Sadly, this seems to be around the average length of time now - 25 years ago my publisher let me know within a fortnight that they wanted my first book! However, now a couple of months has gone by, a phone call to check on its progress would not go amiss.

My tip is, once you send a ms off, don't sit around waiting for a reply. Get busy right away writing your next book. The more you write, the more your writing will improve.

A further tip - please don't be offended, but you really do need to pay attention to your grammar. If you intend to write then put the time in and thoroughly learn the craft - which includes grammar and puncuation. The best of luck!

Answer 4

I think the usual turn around time on something like that is 3 months. I'd wait a bit longer and then call/send a follow up letter. If by then there is still no response, move on to a different agent.

Answer 5

You have to check the literary agent's guidelines. The response time can be anywhere from one week to a year or more. It also depends on if you followed the submission guidelines correctly-for example, if you forgot to include an SASE then you won't get a reply at all.

I would check the submission guidelines again, and if it's past the time that they're supposed to reply, I would send a polite inquiry asking the status of your submission.

There's this one publisher I submitted to and it took them over a year to respond. So it varies.

Answer 6

Unfortunately, it's par for the course for agents to take forever reading submissions from a writer they've had no experience with. Trying to get published is like slow torture, because editors can be just as bad (sometimes even if you know them personally).

Answer 7

Did you include a self addressed stamped envelope for his reply? If not, you will not hear. Consider it rejected.

If you did, you need to check the agent's guidelines to see how long he takes to reply. Give him TWICE the amount of time he states, then submit elsewhere.

Answer 8

You have to send them the kind of package they ask for... sometimes a query, and sometimes a proposal with chapters. If you don't they won't reply.

Send out multiple submissions.... 10 or so and see if you get some response.

Answer 9

Check the publishers not all the agents are reliable

Answer 10

1) They've sent you your answer--by saying that they are not interested.

2) They are too overloaded and most likely forgot to send a reply.

Answer 11

Give it another month, if you get nothing, give them a call.

Or, you can call them now, but they will likely tell you they haven't gotten to reading your manuscript yet.

Had you gone directly to publishers, you'd be getting the same story.