send out all or parts of my novel to at least 10 agents a week for the next 5 weeks (or until someone picks it up).

well, by my count I sent the novel to seven agents this week. unfortunately the number is likely to be zero next week, as I promised an agent who phoned me that I would givew him first yay or nay over whether the project was (for him) a go. This is the same trap I have fallen into before.