naomiajacobs

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   by naomiajacobs 4y ago

   +1 for the bootcamp route! I did a bootcamp in 2015 and never looked back - even though some are definitely scammy, when they work they work. If anyone's interested, I recently wrote up my experiences here https://naomiajaco
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   by naomiajacobs 4y ago

   > Also Amazon is top tier, wouldn't expect someone with 3 months experience being able to keep up unless they were really top notch. I attended a bootcamp in 2015 and know two people, one in my cohort, and one in the next, who both
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   by naomiajacobs 5y ago

   The idea of charging per-chapter (yes, I know it isn't a new model, Charles Dickens, etc) is interesting for: - the restrictions it'll impose on the authors - it means authors will have to know the entire plot up-front and can&#x2
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   by naomiajacobs 5y ago

   Well, you can, but you'll annoy people even more than if you had a mechanical keyboard ;) I do have a little needle-felted rubber duck I keep on my desk while working, remotely, though, for just that reason.
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   by naomiajacobs 5y ago

   As someone who worked in an all pairing shop for two years (run by a bunch of former Pivots), I can confirm it’s pretty draining, though my experience wasn’t nearly as bad. I actually liked pairing a lot of the time, and still think it’s an