unemployedprofessors
unemployedprofessors OP t1_jc40aa4 wrote
Reply to comment by OwlyWitch in We are Unemployed Professors, and we've been writing the things other people don't want to write for 12 years. AUA. by unemployedprofessors
Most clients find us through Google or social media and come to our site. As a company, we take almost any project: Users can post their projects for free, so it's up to the market, as it were, to see if writers want to do it. But we do have some moderation in place, so some projects get flagged and taken down if they seem odd or "off."
As an individual writer, there are a few things I personally wouldn't do...there are some types of projects I really hate. I just absolutely cannot stand HR papers, and I have a few other boundaries and rules in place.
And yes, I agree with you about education. "Education" is just capitalist credentialism and training now. There's no opportunity to really learn or grow or explore or be curious. It has become a depressing charade for everyone, and that's why we exist, basically.
unemployedprofessors OP t1_jc3yoyw wrote
Reply to comment by helooksup in We are Unemployed Professors, and we've been writing the things other people don't want to write for 12 years. AUA. by unemployedprofessors
Great question. Yes, we generally delete user data after about a year.
unemployedprofessors OP t1_jc3w5li wrote
Reply to comment by BlueKing7642 in We are Unemployed Professors, and we've been writing the things other people don't want to write for 12 years. AUA. by unemployedprofessors
Absolutely! A lot depends on where you are as a writer and what you're looking to improve. In general, the best way to improve your writing is to read, so any book would help.
On Writing by Stephen King is a pretty accessible classic with some feel-good and encouraging advice. It's aimed at fiction writers, but there are important lessons there.
On Writing Well by William Zinsser can be really helpful if you're trying to improve at academic or college writing.
If you're a grad student as I once was, "Write Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day" by Joan Bolker has an annoying title, but it was helpful.
And of course, one of our very own professors has written a couple of books about how to crank out papers, so we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that.
Hope this helps!
unemployedprofessors t1_iy0sonl wrote
Reply to comment by DrCapnJoe in ISO ?abc? Tv series about dinosaurs by DrCapnJoe
May the show's theme song be stuck in your head for far fewer years than it was mine ;-)
unemployedprofessors t1_iy0rnir wrote
Reply to ISO ?abc? Tv series about dinosaurs by DrCapnJoe
Was it Land of the Lost?
unemployedprofessors OP t1_jc40kua wrote
Reply to comment by Thandryn in We are Unemployed Professors, and we've been writing the things other people don't want to write for 12 years. AUA. by unemployedprofessors
Haha... While I assure you we have written some hilarious and highly effective ones, we'd never share client info like that ("It's not you, it's us"). Maybe a happy former customer will weigh in on this thread.