On acknowledgements, gratitude, and forgiveness

A Thanksgiving turducken of publishing and unsolicited life advice

“Can you tell me how to write my acknowledgements??”

A version of this question lands in my inbox several times a month. Acknowledgements sections are a source of agita for about 90% of the people I represent. (If you happen to be one of these people: 1. hello, you look gorgeous today and 2. seriously, NINETY PERCENT. This is not a subtweet to the three …