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1) You. I'm artistic, ambitious, driven, a creative thinker, (I've been told I have) people skills (but sometimes it's more sass and sarcasm than sugar and sweet), and a bit of a smart cookie. People say I should focus more on using my brainpower but I spend quite some time on digital art, painting, mixed media, music, writing, and crafting. So now I juggle between both, striving for success in the traditional sense as well as success in my own unconventional definition. I've loved to write for a long time, and I always had the desire to publish my works without voicing it. It wasn't until I was churning out hundreds of pages in the span of days and practically fusing with my keyboard that it got hard to ignore. That's when I started juggling coursework, writing, and researching publishing houses and literary agents from the directory. I try not to let the rejections or roadblocks get to me, but I'm starting to think a method other than the tradition...

A reader aged anywhere from middle school to adulthood. Any age really as long as they feel mature enough to understand words and concepts but will forever remain young and free at heart. Preferably everyone would be the prototypical customer, but they're most likely to be female because I noticed this weird phenomenon that females don't mind reading books with male main characters or female main characters but for some reason males only seem to be acceptable liking male main characters. They're the strong adventurous type who love bold and daring quests and would have hobbies that probably include art, spending time outdoors doing recreational activities in nature, reading philosophy, and probably watching movies and reading comics. Fun, sassy people who are sarcastic and unapologetically quick to call out things they don't see fit in the world. People that get annoyed at the term "Mary Sue" because they can't help it if them being themselves makes other ...

On my previous recording I received feedback saying it was a fun watch (yay!) and that my confidence was tangible through the screen (good things, good things), so I made sure to sound just as enthusiastic about my idea as I was when I first started (some things never change, do they?). That was my favorite takeaway: how my excitement was contagious and you could tell I was proud to believe in my goal wholeheartedly. I was also told that I should dive into more specifics about the content itself, but unfortunately I am not allowed to divulge into those little details due to copyright things in the process, but disregarding that, I made sure to keep my main selling points! And I also added more information on what makes my product stand out and be unique. Take two, aaaaaaaaaand ACTION!

Describe five ways in which you think you have human capital that is truly unique (in no particular order). I am ambitious with everything I believe in, to a point where I will not only chase my dreams but hunt them down. I believe people can be destined for greatness by being the first to see it in themselves before anyone else would, I believe in humble origins and how obstacles have no bearing in reaching a final destination, and I believe in sheer willpower. All in all, I wish with all I've got and don't let things like 'practicality' and 'the unfavorable odds' bog me down. I'm smart . Not just knowledgeable in intellect, but cunning, resourceful, intuitive, and quick on my feet. I'm so very curious, one would say 'too much for your own good' except I don't believe that you can ever be too eager to learn and adapt. I'm skilled in the art of winning arguments like nobody's business, and I use it excessively for what beliefs I ...

Alternate Evaluation I spoke with members of the reading community who fell within the age and genre ranges of the Young Adult fiction category. They said when it came to finding alternatives, it mostly depends on loyalty to an author who created one series, which makes the devotees more likely to read other works by the same author. Either that or recommendations for whatever's trending. Apparently people don't really go out and search for new reads in the dark, so to speak. How/Where They Buy Reputable book stores: Books a Million and Barnes & Nobles (for the richer folks) basically. People don't really shop for books from Ebay or Amazon and other online sources unless it's required reading for school, because you can't flip through the book to see if you like it for yourself (reviews from other people don't matter to someone who doesn't care about other's opinions to sway their own preferences). Some sites are generous enough to give preview...

Tenaciousness is a competency It's very easy to get sidetracked in something as rule-free as being an entrepreneur, since you get to make the decisions and there really are no steps to follow since this is an individualized case-by-case basis approach to success. However, you have to stay on track and have somewhat of a plan assigned, and checkpoints with dated deadlines to keep you moving progressively forward in a timely manner. Without record, it'll be easy to fool yourself into lying that you're getting something done when really you're jogging in place.   Tenaciousness is also about attitude Don't think for a second that giving up didn't cross my mind at least once after the first few rejections. I mean, it'd be so easy and safe to just rely on my fallback option (which is what I'm actually going to school for, so technically I should consider it my main career track) if I began to doubt whether this writing thing was going to take off. I'd ...

1) I read up on Steve Jobs, and what surprised me was that he was a pretty laid-back guy. I'm not saying his mind wasn't spectacularly innovative, I'm just saying he was a normal dude. Which, I know, sounds weird--of course he's human, what else was he supposed to be? But for some reason I pegged all these tech-gurus to have nothing else in their lives to revolve around except breaking calculators and putting them back together and engineering stuff like that. The way he acts doesn't strike me as a 'billionaire nerd-type' at all. Good for him, breaking stereotypes. I admire his creativity when it comes to his brand and design and just how he operates his company as a unit. You've seen the hardware design--sleek, classy, iconic. He had people working under him who he gave free creative leeway to be open and just create things that didn't seem make-able, and just went for it. The logo, a regular apple, was chosen due to it being a staple household obje...

Segment: Young adult readers aged 8-18 years old (depending on maturity level) I spoke to three individuals who fell under this criteria and one said that she was desperately in need of a new read because Netflix just doesn't fill the void for her and visual-adaptations make her angry because she'd much rather imagine the plot unfolding in her mind from her own interpretation of words. Another agreed, saying that it's been so long since anything on the shelves have caught his eye. The last reader I spoke to said that she's tired of rereading her old favorites for nostalgia's sake and would love to see something that features a more diverse ensemble of cast portrayed in the story. Representation matters, folks. As for information search, one buyer simply strolls between isles looking for new reads (not much a fan for the mainstream front-of-the-store-with-the-big-cardboard-display-around-its-own-shelf types), but this takes a long time. The other just looks to so...

1) You. I'm a student who sometimes neglects polishing her gift of intellectual brainpower in favor of her knack for artistic stimulation, and vice versa. I love creating all forms of art: digital, painting, mixed media, music, writing, and crafting. For now I balance on a thin tightrope between my entrepreneurship goal and my "safe" career alternative for which I attend school. I've loved to write for a long time, and I always had the desire to publish my works in the back (and front, and every space in between, admittedly) of my mind without voicing it. It wasn't until I was churning out hundreds of pages in the span of days and practically fusing with my keyboard that it got hard to ignore. That's when I started juggling coursework, writing, and researching publishing houses and literary agents from the directory. I try not to let the rejections or roadblocks get to me, but I'm starting to think a method other than the traditional paperwork approach mig...

A rough first draft that I intend to brush up on: