Good thread but this point especially is important. Querying is hard & you might think getting rep'd will solve everything, but signing with an agent before you're really ready could be terrible for both your career and your growth as a writer. 1/4 https://twitter.com/JessicaOlson123/status/1198382115932512256

Think back to your 1st (probably bad) MS & imagine an agent signing you for it. Congrats! But then you might think that's as good as you need to be. Seasoned writers know they always need to be leveling up, but as a newbie who's never had to shelve an MS 2/4

You don't know this. You crushed it on the 1st go! Now you're less likely to push yourself, to examine your own work and try to improve, to figure out why something does or doesn't work which could seriously stall your growth & keep you from writing something better next. 3/4

It's hard, but better to land an agent when you've been around the block a few times (with different MSs or even one if you've revised the living hell out of it multiple times) than on your first go when you've still so much to learn. 4/4 #pubtip