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Buying more pointless frivolities to appease the screaming void that is my psyche rn :) just gotta hang in there until my next package arrives, ad infinitum.
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Buying more pointless frivolities to appease the screaming void that is my psyche rn :) just gotta hang in there until my next package arrives, ad infinitum.
Yeah absolutely! Hoping the talk goes well. Academia is a big commitment too, those post-grad and postdoc years are...a lot...lol but I'm sure whatever decision you make, it'll be one that's right for you 💕🫂 best of luck! And no worries at all, I was in the same position as you at one point 😂
February 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Yeah absolutely! Hoping the talk goes well. Academia is a big commitment too, those post-grad and postdoc years are...a lot...lol but I'm sure whatever decision you make, it'll be one that's right for you 💕🫂 best of luck! And no worries at all, I was in the same position as you at one point 😂
That's true to an extent - it'll really depend on your future research/teaching load. That said, anecdotally, I actually know of a successful STEM academic irl who writes sci-fi novels alongside their academic career :) so it can definitely be done even alongside demanding workloads!
February 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
That's true to an extent - it'll really depend on your future research/teaching load. That said, anecdotally, I actually know of a successful STEM academic irl who writes sci-fi novels alongside their academic career :) so it can definitely be done even alongside demanding workloads!
Also sorry I clearly can't stop talking about this but I really love seeing beautiful prose from academics in their scholarly work. There are some v. well-written historical works out there: Helen MacDonald's Possessing the Dead & Inga Clendinnen's Dancing With Strangers for your reading pleasure:
February 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Also sorry I clearly can't stop talking about this but I really love seeing beautiful prose from academics in their scholarly work. There are some v. well-written historical works out there: Helen MacDonald's Possessing the Dead & Inga Clendinnen's Dancing With Strangers for your reading pleasure:
Either way, it's not a zero sum game. Going into academia doesn't mean you have to give up writing & vice versa - though I'd say it's probably a bit more financially sound to get a university position first & then use your free time to write 😂
February 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Either way, it's not a zero sum game. Going into academia doesn't mean you have to give up writing & vice versa - though I'd say it's probably a bit more financially sound to get a university position first & then use your free time to write 😂
- say that history is one of those wonderful areas of study where you can really tap into your love for creative writing & bring it out in scholarly work. There are some very beautiful written academic works out there, so that's another avenue you can explore :)
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
- say that history is one of those wonderful areas of study where you can really tap into your love for creative writing & bring it out in scholarly work. There are some very beautiful written academic works out there, so that's another avenue you can explore :)
Oh I definitely mean creative writing! There are plenty of successful novelists who are/were also academics - Deborah Harkness (historian), Ali Hazelwood (neuroscience) etc. Tolkien and CS Lewis were also scholars! Ngl I have a lot of thoughts about the art of historical writing but I'll just-
February 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Oh I definitely mean creative writing! There are plenty of successful novelists who are/were also academics - Deborah Harkness (historian), Ali Hazelwood (neuroscience) etc. Tolkien and CS Lewis were also scholars! Ngl I have a lot of thoughts about the art of historical writing but I'll just-
Love that fit!! And 🫂 that's a difficult decision, but I'm glad you have these opportunities! Ngl I'd strongly suggest giving academia a shot since history in particular will give you so many opportunities to keep writing on the side :) also, access to sources that will inform your own writing!
February 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Love that fit!! And 🫂 that's a difficult decision, but I'm glad you have these opportunities! Ngl I'd strongly suggest giving academia a shot since history in particular will give you so many opportunities to keep writing on the side :) also, access to sources that will inform your own writing!
trying to leave it tbh but god all the fanart is still on there! :(
(but also...life....is a lot these days...)
(but also...life....is a lot these days...)
February 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
trying to leave it tbh but god all the fanart is still on there! :(
(but also...life....is a lot these days...)
(but also...life....is a lot these days...)