There is so much excellent wisdom here. The section about not writing for bad-faith readers - that is so easy to forget, and I think there's a point when I am writing every single newsletter of mine where I forget it and have a "oh goddddd" moment and have to fight the urge to immediately go camping and sit in a tent for three days, rocking back and forth & screaming. So important. So, thank you for the reminder there. I might get it as a tattoo.
Also: 29k subscribers is absolutely mad in the best of ways. Richly deserved, and also *bonkers*. Wild applause.
Thank you for these words of wisdom! As a budding medievalist who just started graduate school, I'm neck deep in the academic world of historical jargon that is unfamiliar to me and arguments in journals I can't seem to follow. I've loved your newsletter because its expertly and professionally done, but in a way that I can understand and learn from. I appreciate your intentions and dedication to ensure your research and writing is accessible to your audience. Thank you!
There is so much excellent wisdom here. The section about not writing for bad-faith readers - that is so easy to forget, and I think there's a point when I am writing every single newsletter of mine where I forget it and have a "oh goddddd" moment and have to fight the urge to immediately go camping and sit in a tent for three days, rocking back and forth & screaming. So important. So, thank you for the reminder there. I might get it as a tattoo.
Also: 29k subscribers is absolutely mad in the best of ways. Richly deserved, and also *bonkers*. Wild applause.
Thank you for these words of wisdom! As a budding medievalist who just started graduate school, I'm neck deep in the academic world of historical jargon that is unfamiliar to me and arguments in journals I can't seem to follow. I've loved your newsletter because its expertly and professionally done, but in a way that I can understand and learn from. I appreciate your intentions and dedication to ensure your research and writing is accessible to your audience. Thank you!
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I'd love to hear an unscripted podcast about the name Æthelflæd.
Congratulations!
I really not understand that 😬