#Write

Michael Kinyon

ProfKinyon

As a service to my fellow faculty members, this thread will have some sentences you can use as you write letters of recommendation for students applying to graduate school. I

Jenn Ashworth's Unquiet Spirit

jennashworth

I want to sit on a train with a selection of paperbacks I've been meaning to get to for quite some time and my tea-thermos and a raspberry and coconut

𝚅𝚒𝚔𝚔𝚒 𝚆𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍

VikkiWakefield

Rant thread.First, I appreciate the frankness and honesty @SarahCrossan has shown in response to this article. It’s not easy to stick your neck out. Check out her thread. 1/14https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/12/famous-first-word

Scotty Weeks

scottyweeks

I started rolling my eyes reading this thread but I actually agree with VKR's broader point here, which is that almost all stories can be made better by fitting them

Beth Underdown

bethunderdown

Been thinking about that tweet that was doing the rounds a few weeks ago, from a writer who said he runs a book manuscript by 41 different friends/contacts before publication.

Sydney Nash

NashSGC

It takes some cheek to write a headline like this.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/14/brexiteers-blamed-problems-warned/ Maybe I wasn't listening properly, but I don't recall Brexiteers spending the last four and a half year

Rebecca Karb

DrKarb

Some thoughts about Christmas, parenting, and social justice for folks who celebrate Xmas...Since our oldest was born (10 years ago!) I’ve thought a lot about what it would/could look like

Jonny Geller

JonnyGeller

As it is the end of a year and beginning of a new one, here's a thread on #writing and what agents look for:1)A clear idea. However complex the story,

DuelCast

ddduelcast

if there's anything we've learned from the jd mess (and from other discourse accounts tbh), it's to be wary of people who make being pro-ship a core part of their

Rolando “Penny Stock” Santos💰

TKPTrader

I may write a deeper thread on this... but in short, I seriously think that:1. There was actually a severe systemic risk of the market collapsing last week. 2. We

Thomas Kwasi Tieku

tiekutom

1. Thank you for the clarification. You have been an exceptional spokesperson and I am a huge fan of your work but allow me to make few observations. Your statement

Dana Schwartz

DanaSchwartzzz

CARRIE: "You're not going to wear a mask?"MR. BIG: "What? If I die, I die. That's life, toots."[typing] Mr. Big refusing to wear a mask made me think about the

Nicholas G. Evans

neva9257

Oh alright, let's talk about the publishing for graduate students @DailyNousEditor piece. I was a fairly prolific PhD student, published ~12 articles/chapters and edited a collection pre-PhD. Tl;dr most of

Nora Loreto

NoLore

I think a lot of folks are fumbling their attack on the Canada First messaging of the Conservatives. Yes, it's clearly a racist nod to all the other ____ Firsts

Matt Dempsey

mizzousundevil

I think every data journalist who tracks this pandemic is with me on this:It is utterly exhausting explaining and shooting down the same misinformed arguments related to this virus over

David Paxton

DavidDPaxton

For a while, British security services simply had more up-to-date experience of handling various forms of terrorism than other places. They developed a host of skill-sets and techniques. Close combat

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