The Nicholl’s screenwriting contest began notifying semi-finalists in the last 24-48 hours and a conclusive response will land shortly. For now, I have some interesting news. At 5:43 PM on Sunday, this email arrived from an agent–the very one who requested a substantial partial of the manuscript a mere 6 business days ago:
Hi –
This is a close call. It came down to a “no” from my reader but I’m still intrigued. Why don’t you send me the complete manuscript and I’ll get back to you once I’m done. Please send it via email once again.
Just so you know, I’m off on vacation this week and won’t be back until August 14th, so please be patient.
Many thanks.
* Agent name redacted by Sam *
So no idea where I am on the screen writing contest, but someone of great note is reading my novel with interest.
Sweetness.
This is really good news Sam. Whatever the outcome (and I hope it works out this time) it’s a positive sign that you have a publishable marketable novel.
Debra, Thanks very kindly. She’s an ace agent and I think it would be a good fit.
Too bad for that vacation, or I’d probably already have an answer. Silly summer break.
I’ll email you a bit more about a related development offline soon.