I sent my manuscript to a publisher and haven’t heard a word. Should I call or write? Or will that make them mad and they’ll send my work back without reading it?
Posted February 27, 2009 in FAQs, General FAQs
If you did your homework and only submitted your manuscript to editors who are actively acquiring books such as yours, you should have an idea of how much time the publisher asks to review a manuscript. If they say three months, then by all means after three months have passed, send them a note. Wait another month, and if you don’t hear anything, then call. Most editors will contact you if your manuscript is being seriously considered, but not all. The large publishing companies have a lot of hoops an editor must jump through in order to sell your book. These things take time.
