A major university press in this field was in the habit of submitting manuscripts critiquing that field’s racism and misogyny TO LEADERS IN THE FIELD, who, guess what, generally tried to kill or at least maim the manuscripts

I tend to use the analogy of “studs in the wall” but may need to switch to stronger language

I think it’s a people don’t read books thing

I recently saw this in the other review report for something I was peer reviewing, found it a bit odd.

This is the right answer lol. For real tho I am noticing some confusion between “tools you as an author can use to build your book” and “things you say to a reader,” related to overwork/burnout/desire to write efficiently

IMHO it is a terrible idea in books meant for readers but a) I do not hold a monopoly on editorial taste and b) things change. So I’m curious where it’s coming from (beyond tapping the sign about authors familiarizing themselves with book genre conventions)

Or that summarizes the specific contribution of each section within the chapter

Like a table that lists the chapters and their arguments

(My instinct is obviously NO but having now encountered it 3 times in January I wonder if I missed the memo?)

It’s wild

It seems I am the decider