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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.

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

“Only Andrew saw the strain in Neil’s mask”

Defense:

- hates strangers

- will demand attention if left alone for too long

- runs around at weird hours

- likes maybe 2.6 people on the entire planet

- 11/10 poker face

You’ll never notice it because you never question it, because you think it’s just giving you what you supposed to look like. But selfies/cameras actually change your whole entire face. The majority of people will even notice that their ears disappear during a selfie. And yes, this is every single selfie, again some people are lucky their face can be distorted into something good. Another example:

You may not have noticed, but that’s why most people who take selfies turn their heads to the side to try and find some kind of angle (that angle is still distorted, it’s just the distortion they subconsciously find best)

(That’s why I don’t take selfies and always tell people I swear I look better/different than my selfies). 

Again, when people say “I’m not photogenic”, that’s actually a completely real/backed word. The camera affects different faces differently.

So yes, the way you look in the mirror really IS how good you look. It may be flipped but that’s literally it.

 If you want your face not distorted, youll notice you look better when it’s someone else taking your picture standing further away. Some people even like the distortion because the distortion makes them look better. If it’s not for you all you have to do is do what professionals do, easily have someone take your picture from a further away (or set it further away, and then zoom in/crop to whatever you want)