Sounds like Bob Bly.
If so (or even if it isn't), hang tight. People like Bob have their fingers in a million projects... sometimes personal projects, sometimes projects for others that have things going on in the background that need to be dealt with before you can start writing.
If he says he'll get back to you, trust him to get back to you and be ready when he does.
After a month, if you haven't heard, I might be tempted to send a note along the lines of, "Just wanted to touch base with you. I'm still ready to take on the project we talked about on _______ if that project is still going ahead." (You have to go with your gut on those types of things.)
There's a fine line between staying in contact with a prospect (even if it is another copywriter) and being a pest. It's possible this one job will fall through, but you want to stay on their good side in case another job comes up.
If this is a copywriter who is really busy, I wouldn't push to pick his brain. If you do a great job on the first project, there will probably be others and you'll likely learn quite a bit on each one without hammering the guy with lots of questions.
So again, this is just my opinion, but stay cool and hang tight. You're on the guy's radar and if he needs you, he'll call like he said he would.
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