How to put “wrote fan-fiction” on your résumé:

fivewrites:

fivewrites:

xeno-lalia:

resumespeak:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

• Published short fiction stories for anthology collection
  
• Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)
• Wrote short articles for independent publication
  
• Assisted with editing short stories for publication
• Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs
• Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax
• Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs

Artist:

• Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine
  
• Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display
• Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology
• Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity
  
• Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration
• Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication
• Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet

Merch artist / graphic designer:

• Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item
  
• Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology
  
• Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production
• Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)
  
• Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme
• Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc
• Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Running a zine

• Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity
  
• Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine
  
• Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology
• If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers
• Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production
• We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales
• Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world
• Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.
• Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc
• Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media
• Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter
• Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets and Trello

Added some more

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utteranonymity:

Fun little trick I learned in therapy: validation. When someone is upset, don’t try to fix the problem, point out the cause, or tell them it could be worse. Just validate their emotions. Be like, ‘shit yeah man, that sucks. I’m sorry you’re going through that. I’m here for you.’ That’s literally all you have to do to make them feel better. Thank you and goodnight.

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theconqueeror:

labambinafantasma:

If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.

On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.

Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.

But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.

What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.

Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:

https://saveyourinternet.eu

Also, sign and share this petition:

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.

#SaveYourInternet now!

It’s funny how y'all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.

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angelichl:

“WE’RE GONNA PLAY SOME OLD SONGS AND SOME NEW SONGS AND SOME SONGS WE’VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE”

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everyonesawhoregrace:

The boys proposing

Tommy: You’re the light in my darkness. I’ve loved the good times we’ve had, and I can’t wait to share more with you everyday. Let me be yours forever, and I promise to love and protect you. I promise.

John: I need ya, and I need ya to help me with these kids. Fuck. Let’s get married? I promise I’ll treat ‘cha right.

Michael: you’re the *sweats profusely and swallows* you’re the light in my… fuck. Tommy, what’d you say mate?

Arthur: God planned this for us, and I know I fuck up sometimes but I’m sick, ya know? I still love you. And God loves you. Christ - you, I mean, fuck. I just love you so much. We can get married in a church, holdin’ hands and maybe-*goes on a tangent*

Flinn: fuck bitches get money, no I’m just kidding. Hah! Fuck. You know you’re my wife babe, let’s get real. I love you. I do! Fuck. Swear to God I love you…?

Alfie: righ’ so I love you n I want to make sure yer only mine yea? Take this ring, it was my muvas. We will raise the kids Jewish. No ova man kin touch ya and if they do i’tll be the last thing they do. ***full credit to @real-duodecima for this amazinggggg Alfie part :’)*****