I'm a never-been-signed writer who has an in-person meeting with a tv lit manager next week. (After a cold query, this manager responded with a read request, then reached out for an additional sample which led to an invitation to the office to discuss what I want for my career.)
Three other managers at different companies got back to my cold queries with read requests after I scheduled this in-person meeting.
My question is, if (IF) the in-person meeting goes well this week and this manager offers to rep me, should I mention that I need to follow up with others who are reading my work before I shake on anything? I've read that if you're offered management/representation it's good etiquette to follow up with people who requested scripts before committing to your rep, but is this what writers usually do? My first instinct is to say yes to the first person who wants to work with me. Do you think a manager would be offended if a writer wants to check in with other companies before accepting? If anyone has experience around this situation I'd love to hear.
Three other managers at different companies got back to my cold queries with read requests after I scheduled this in-person meeting.
My question is, if (IF) the in-person meeting goes well this week and this manager offers to rep me, should I mention that I need to follow up with others who are reading my work before I shake on anything? I've read that if you're offered management/representation it's good etiquette to follow up with people who requested scripts before committing to your rep, but is this what writers usually do? My first instinct is to say yes to the first person who wants to work with me. Do you think a manager would be offended if a writer wants to check in with other companies before accepting? If anyone has experience around this situation I'd love to hear.
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