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A few tips and notes to myself – Why I should write more about my work and what I wish I knew before I started [thread] ✍️

Writing can help you process something, document your work, let you review your progress, improves your documentation and communication skills.

Writing about your personal insights and experiences can help younger designers who aren’t at your stage in your career: you can inspire.

If you write in another language: It’s not important that your English isn’t the best. There are people who can support you and help you with editing. You will learn with each new piece you write. Ask them for feedback and writing patterns that you can improve.

Tip for interviews and Q&As: Record yourself or imagine recording yourself answering questions, let it flow, and write it down. This helps you reduce the pressure and your first draft is done in no time!

Anything people write is just an opinion and their point of view. [Except it’s the news (mostly) or a scientific piece]. This fact shouldn’t hinder you to share your own POV. Even if there are tons of similar articles already. You can offer new and unique insights. Just do it.

Having an outline first and a simple message that you dive deep into and can refer to during your process is super important. Like a guiding star.

Writing anything that comes to mind is better than thinking too much, being hesitant and writing nothing at all. You can always review and edit afterwards.

Avoid passive voice, unnecessary words and too complex sentence structures. Keep it simple and interesting. Use tools like https://t.co/SjT2RvAYN9 to get tips on how you can improve your draft.

Done is better than perfect. Just share your draft.

Write for yourself first.

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Why would you want a literary agent?
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Why you might *NOT* want a literary agent:
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I... can't think this way. Literary agents have been crucial to my career. 3/

So, how do you get a literary agent?
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I want to talk about the editorial support you should expect from an agent who says they work editorially, &what you should not expect, too. (As always these are my opinions; others will think differently; you can take any opinion you encounter or burn it in a trash can.) #Thread

Most agent offer calls come with a discussion about editorial support and expectations on both sides. If an agent says they work editorially, both of you can talk about what you hope this will look like. This may include:

Rounds of overall revision to plot/character/structure/setting, or tightening to a genre guideline, based on an "edit letter."
Line edits/sidebar comments by your agent. I always stress these are suggestions to achieve a goal. How author arrives at that goal is up to to them, but

I should make it clear to you what the goal of the point is: heighten emotional moment, untangle complicated scene, drive a relationship, clarify stakes, etc. I may suggest HOW and you can use my suggestion or come up w/your own solution. As long as the goal is attained.

But I'll always be honest if the changes came up short, too. It's a conversation, a development, open-door for challenge.
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I heard a panel recently where half the writers were dropped by their first agent after they pitched their second project. Be sure to ask around outside of the agent on this one.

2) Are you an editorial agent? Why or why not?

Meaning, will they revise the manuscript with you beforehand or just do small edits and send it off to editors. Both have their pros and cons, and one might matter to you more.

3) How many clients do you have and how do you juggle your workload with your clients?

In other words, how much time do they have to devote to you and your career. You can also ask, on average how long does it take to get a project on sub?

4) How would you describe yourself as an agent? What are some ways that others have described you as an agent?

This one I think is rarely in questions lists, but I think it’s a fun one to see how passionate an agent gets about their career.

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