sent a gallery my portfolio in February. heard nothing. sat on it until March, then sent the most apologetic email of my life, like sorry to bother you, no pressure, please don't hate me.

they wrote back in two days and said yes to a studio visit. two days.

so now I'm convinced the whole thing is a game of chicken and everyone else is better at it than me. how long do you wait before the follow-up? and do you write it like a normal person or like you're asking your landlord for a favor, because I clearly have a problem