Professor said she would help me with something, but now she isn't

<p>Sorry for the long post. Thanks to anyone who actually reads through all of it.</p>

<p>Last term, I took a creative writing class. One day, after turning in one of the assignments, the professor asked me to stay after class. She told me that she thought that with a few tweaks, my short story would be publishable, and that she would love to work with me to revise it and then help me get it published.</p>

<p>I was thrilled. I thanked her profusely for her offer, and said I would love to work on it with her. I talked with her a couple other times about my story, and she always gushed about how much she loved it. I met with her once at the beginning of this term, and she told me what kinds of revisions to make.</p>

<p>Over two months ago, I sent her a revised version of my story, asking her opinion on it. She never responded. Finally, two weeks ago, I sent a follow up e-mail asking how she was and asking whether she'd had a chance to look at my revisions and reiterating my enthusiasm for revising this story. She hasn't responded to that e-mail, either.</p>

<p>Now I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to bug her, and I understand she must be busy. But at the same time, I'd really like to keep working on this story, and I feel like 2.5 months is a long time. I'm especially anxious because I'm a graduating senior, so I won't even be on campus after a few more weeks.</p>

<p>Should I send her another e-mail? Would it be appropriate to set up an appointment during her office hours to see her in person?</p>

<p>She was kind of disorganized and forgetful when I was in her class, so maybe she's just forgotten or something. The weird thing is is that between sending her the revision and the follow-up e-mail, I asked her whether she would be willing to write a letter of recommendation for me. She responded to THAT e-mail saying that, yes, she would be willing to, and that she thought very highly of me.</p>

<p>So I can't think of why she's just not answering my other e-mails. Any advice?</p>

<p>Again, apologies for the long post.</p>

<p>You’ve probably gotten all the help that you’re going to get. But if the goal is publishing then ask her directly if she has any names or if she can get your work in front of someone.
GL</p>