How To Interact Successfully with Agents and Publishers

Previously in this series: How To Successfully Query Your Manuscript

So you've received something from an agent or publisher which was not an outright rejection. Well done, you! You no doubt followed my previous instructions to get you this far, and are eager to know the secrets to getting through this next round of the process. In fact, considering the previous instructions were given three whole weeks ago, you've probably been in a state of frozen panic for the past twenty days, wanting to k...