Once more, for the weekday crowd. (Plz RT
Donate what you can to an antiracist charity of choice, show me the receipt, I& #39;ll answer your questions on zoom or email for 20 minutes.
Why should you want to talk to me? (THREAD)
#amwriting #amresearching #amwritingfantasy #crowdfunding
I am a medieval historian, with a focus on late medieval England, economic history, textile history, book history, and women& #39;s history. I have taught modern and medieval European history college classes.
I am a rare book librarian with experience in libraries and the book trade.
I am a crafter -- I spin, weave, knit, sew on a machine. I worked for a yarn store. I know how to make paper and parchment. I have set type and printed on a letterpress and intaglio press. I read Latin and French well and Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and German very poorly.
I& #39;m an avid but recent hockey fan. I know more than you might expect about art and museum conservation.
What does this mean for you?
Are you worldbuilding a secondary world fantasy? I& #39;ll walk you through pre-industrial economic systems and the things people get wrong.
Are you thinking about getting an MLS or a PhD? I& #39;ll talk to you about why I made my choices.
I have ADHD and have complicated time management hacks that work for my brain. I& #39;m happy to talk about that too, and to send you a spreadsheet I used before I bought a scary paper planner. (I love my planner now)
Why am I offering this thread? Because I& #39;m an unfunded graduate student whose part-time job disappeared to COVID. I don& #39;t have spare cash right now. But I have time, and I desperately want to help somehow.
Take my knowledge, and do some good. #WriterLife #sff #WritingCommunity
Also, FYI, I& #39;m a trained librarian. If I don& #39;t know the answer off the top of my head, I may be able to find it for you anyway, or tell you how to find it.
Also happy to consult on research strategies.
To conclude: Black Lives Matter -- protesters deserve and need our support, especially that of white people. It is not enough to be passively nice, we must be actively anti-racist. Don& #39;t you dare tone police protestors or defend property over human life in my mentions.
Attn @snarkbat with whom I discussed this last night. Please feel free to copy any of this that looks useful to you.
And again: I have a small follower base. If anyone has the energy and inclination to boost this, I would be grateful.
You can follow @KateEMontgomery.
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