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As someone who is currently nudging a lot, I appreciate this. Quick question (if I may): do you as an agent appreciate a nudge from a querying writer if they’ve gotten interest from a publisher?

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See footnote 2 of the post.

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Thank you, but I did, and it doesn't answer it. Getting interest from another agent is different from getting interest from a publisher, I think, because the latter means that a huge part of the agent's job would potentially already be done.

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I think the important part of both is the difference between "interest" and "offer." There's a lot of room between interest and offer and one doesn't always lead to another. Generally speaking, I'd hold off until someone makes an offer (and you still want an agent even if you've got the offer) but if you really feel compelled to update, that's ok, too. It's not a deal breaker. This happens way less often than writers getting requests/interest from agents, so it's ok to take it on a case by case basis.

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Gotcha. In this case, the press said they wanted to talk about publication, and I said I didn't want to talk any further until I had an agent, lol. Catch 22! But this is helpful, thank you.

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