Thanks, Evie. They seem to have a good reputation and I am inclined to trust them. That's so irritating because this agency expressed an interest in my novel.

Intuitively, I don't feel that we should be paying agents to read our stories. If the stories are good enough, they should stand on their own. Then the agents can take their fees from book sales.

It's just like book reviews. I don't want to pay anyone to review my book. Speaking of which, my book is being reviewed by three or four sources right now but they've had it for ever. What is a respectable amount of time for me to wait before I follow up with them?

Have a great week :-) Sigrid

P.S. Where is Nipigon?