MartinN
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- Mar 5, 2026
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About Me:
Some professors want elegant prose. Some want clear arguments. Some want you to "find your voice."
Mine wanted me to sound like a peer-reviewed journal article written by someone who hasn't smiled since 1997.
I learned to write that way. Now I teach it.
Who I Am:
I'm a 4th-year PhD candidate in Political Theory at a top-20 program. My research focuses on continental philosophy and critical theory. I've presented at conferences, published in okay journals, and reviewed enough student papers to know what grad students actually need.
What I Write:
I write slowly because I think slowly. Minimum 5 days for under 10 pages. Longer for bigger projects. No rush orders—rushed theory is bad theory.
Contact:
DM me with your topic, level, and theoretical framework if you have one. If you don't have a framework, I'll suggest one. It'll probably be Foucault. It's always Foucault.
Some professors want elegant prose. Some want clear arguments. Some want you to "find your voice."
Mine wanted me to sound like a peer-reviewed journal article written by someone who hasn't smiled since 1997.
I learned to write that way. Now I teach it.
Who I Am:
I'm a 4th-year PhD candidate in Political Theory at a top-20 program. My research focuses on continental philosophy and critical theory. I've presented at conferences, published in okay journals, and reviewed enough student papers to know what grad students actually need.
What I Write:
- Political theory (Arendt, Foucault, Agamben—if they're hard to read, I can write like them)
- Critical theory (Frankfurt School, post-structuralism, all the -isms)
- Philosophy papers (continental only; if you need analytic, I'll refer you to a colleague)
- Literature reviews (dense, comprehensive, boring in the best way)
- Methodology sections (I can make qualitative methods sound like rocket science)
- Long sentences with multiple subordinate clauses
- Words like "hegemony," "discourse," "problematize," and "interpellate"
- Citations every other sentence (I know all the obscure theorists)
- Minimal emotional valence (we're analyzing, not feeling)
Rates:
- Undergraduate: $40/page
- Graduate/Master's: $55/page
- Dissertation chapters: $75/page (negotiable for longer projects)
I write slowly because I think slowly. Minimum 5 days for under 10 pages. Longer for bigger projects. No rush orders—rushed theory is bad theory.
Contact:
DM me with your topic, level, and theoretical framework if you have one. If you don't have a framework, I'll suggest one. It'll probably be Foucault. It's always Foucault.