sj armstrong
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Writers: before you sign a contract with a publisher, make sure AI isn't replacing your illustrator, your translator, your editor, your jacket designer. Readers: if you're thinking of buying a book, do the same. Refuse. Resist. If AI garbage doesn't sell, people will stop making it.
May 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Writers: before you sign a contract with a publisher, make sure AI isn't replacing your illustrator, your translator, your editor, your jacket designer. Readers: if you're thinking of buying a book, do the same. Refuse. Resist. If AI garbage doesn't sell, people will stop making it.
Not currently looking for pitches from tour agencies or hotels, unless the tour is completely unique or property exceptionally noteworthy.
Top preforming pieces garner tens of thousands of weekly clicks, North American audience.
Especially keen to hear about little known US destinations. Thanks!
Top preforming pieces garner tens of thousands of weekly clicks, North American audience.
Especially keen to hear about little known US destinations. Thanks!
April 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Not currently looking for pitches from tour agencies or hotels, unless the tour is completely unique or property exceptionally noteworthy.
Top preforming pieces garner tens of thousands of weekly clicks, North American audience.
Especially keen to hear about little known US destinations. Thanks!
Top preforming pieces garner tens of thousands of weekly clicks, North American audience.
Especially keen to hear about little known US destinations. Thanks!
Ofc for some words it can be super helpful, but I encountered erroneous simplifications that I think make it a little counterintuitive for Arabic learners specifically.
With that enormous a language it's just really difficult to try and condense it down to a simple format, annoyingly.
With that enormous a language it's just really difficult to try and condense it down to a simple format, annoyingly.
March 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ofc for some words it can be super helpful, but I encountered erroneous simplifications that I think make it a little counterintuitive for Arabic learners specifically.
With that enormous a language it's just really difficult to try and condense it down to a simple format, annoyingly.
With that enormous a language it's just really difficult to try and condense it down to a simple format, annoyingly.
Idc if you give out free fruit rent is £1000+ a month for a room in an old house in zone 3
February 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Idc if you give out free fruit rent is £1000+ a month for a room in an old house in zone 3
Beautiful photo! Hope to soon be reading about your experience, I've heard very little from Palau outside of luxury cruising so very intrigued
February 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Beautiful photo! Hope to soon be reading about your experience, I've heard very little from Palau outside of luxury cruising so very intrigued
I tried the Arabic lessons to practice between classes while I was studying MSA and found it counterproductive. Would recommend going old school, getting a workbook, and focusing on grammar
In uni we were told to spend the first 1-2 years on MSA and then pick a dialect after that, if that's helpful
In uni we were told to spend the first 1-2 years on MSA and then pick a dialect after that, if that's helpful
February 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I tried the Arabic lessons to practice between classes while I was studying MSA and found it counterproductive. Would recommend going old school, getting a workbook, and focusing on grammar
In uni we were told to spend the first 1-2 years on MSA and then pick a dialect after that, if that's helpful
In uni we were told to spend the first 1-2 years on MSA and then pick a dialect after that, if that's helpful
Hope you have a great time in Oaxaca! It's definitely hard to find a bad meal in the city
February 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hope you have a great time in Oaxaca! It's definitely hard to find a bad meal in the city
Maybe I should’ve listened closer to the corrupt Colombian examiner that offered to sell me one for €40
February 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Maybe I should’ve listened closer to the corrupt Colombian examiner that offered to sell me one for €40
Verba-non-grata? 20-odd years since my last latin lesson
February 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Verba-non-grata? 20-odd years since my last latin lesson