Subject: Just so's it's official...
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Posted on: 2013-01-03 03:12:00 UTC

Permission denied. But don't sweat it. You're not the first to jump the gun, and you won't be the last. {= )

A few pieces of advice:

1) Waiting until you are confident enough to type without stammering and going "er" and "uh" every other sentence is a good idea. Exhibiting a lack of confidence in one's self does not inspire confidence from others. (Also, why go to all the trouble to deliberately type out a stammer? I don't get it.)

2) The Department of Floaters is becoming rather overused. Like, a lot. I'm not saying don't put your agent(s) there, but I AM encouraging you to shop around a bit and see if there isn't something with a narrower scope that still fits your sporking interests. If you're thinking about Floaters because you don't know what your interests are yet, waiting until you've gotten a handle on it is a good idea.

2.5) Read lots of different spin-offs to see what's been done before, what works, what doesn't, what you like, and what you don't.

3) There's nothing wrong with only writing one agent. A few exceptions aside, though, it IS expected that all agents should have a partner, so you might want to find someone to write with you if you don't want to come up with a second agent yourself. Co-writing is fun. {= )

~Neshomeh

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