During my post-school drop-off walk this morning, I stopped to compliment someone on her gorgeous pollinator-friendly garden and wound up with a tour of her yard and this bouquet
Who around here (or elsewhere) is good at developmental editing for book manuscripts in political science? And—crucially—would be OK with editing just a couple of chapters or otherwise working within a relatively small grant budget? I'd like to have a few names to give out! #AmEditing#AcademicSky
In honor of spooky season, please enjoy one of my favorite "kid logic" conversations.
The "problem" with care work is that it mostly can't be automated or outsourced. So, as wages in the US rise, the cost of these services rises faster than other goods and services, since so much of the cost is domestic labor. This is why other countries make care a public service. 1/
Lots of good client news this week: 2 book manuscripts passed peer review, articles received R&Rs, a client had a baby, a book won a prestigious prize, and our book chapter workshop participants are reporting lots of progress and insights! #AmEditing
I just finished my #ACESVCON24 session on clear communication with Microsoft Word's Track Changes, so it's time for me to start plugging my self-paced, hands-on course that builds on what I shared in my talk! It launches on October 4, and it's open for preorders with a ✨20% discount.✨
Great news: the Van Deventer Lab has received supplemental funding to further advance chemically expanded antibody engineering and its applications! We are purchasing a new analytical flow cytometer. Thank you, NIH!
I wrote about a dynamic that I haven’t seen acknowledged: The Trump campaign is desperate to make race the issue of the election even if they have to lie about it, because their strategy is to scare white people, while Harris has tried to avoid or defuse the issue www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The former president and his advisers’ strategy is to make white voters afraid—and they don’t care if they have to lie to do it.
If I'm editing your book manuscript, I'm going to point out all kinds of issues. But here's what I want you to know: while I'm immersed in it, giving it my whole attention and finding ways to make it a better version of itself, your book is my favorite book. #AmEditing
Thanks, Katelyn! That was so much fun, and your book is amazing!
