Should freelancers write native advertising?
A couple of years ago, I posted my portfolio on Contently, an online site said to connect journalists with media outlets that had stories but lacked writers. Its focus soon expanded […] ...Keep Reading »
Redux post: Ode to Scrivener
Jill Adams (bio) wrote this post back on October 14, 2013. We’re running it again because tools that help keep your research organized and your writing focused are always at the top […] ...Keep Reading »
Pursuing the perfect pitch: a round-up of our best advice
The pitch sessions at conferences are always among the most popular. Journalists are constantly on the search for tips and ideas for making the pitch-writing process easier and the outcome more […] ...Keep Reading »
TeuxDeux versus the Planner Pad
Apparently, there are people who don’t keep “to-do lists.” They don’t even like them, I hear. I’ve never had the opportunity to meet one*. My guess is that trying to […] ...Keep Reading »
Work-life balance: Unplugging after hours
In mid-April, various media breathlessly reported France’s “new labor laws,” which, they said, prohibited hundreds of thousands of unionized employees from checking their email after 6 p.m. It turned out […] ...Keep Reading »
Best hacks to pump up your productivity
Hands down, science journalism is one of the best jobs around. We get to traipse around with interesting people to interesting places, and we get to tell the coolest stories […] ...Keep Reading »
Smartphone basics: Record a call and transcribe it later
I do most of my interviews with Skype on my computer and record many of them directly to my hard drive with Audio Hijack. It works well, except when my source […] ...Keep Reading »
Setting goals for your best year ever
When I got back to my desk in January, the first thing I did was open Excel. I create a new spreadsheet every year to set my business on the […] ...Keep Reading »
Gifts for writers
Got writers on this year’s holiday shopping list? Give them something they’ll use. Here’s a round-up of some of the presents we’d like to unwrap over Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas […] ...Keep Reading »
No one has it all: work-life balance survey results
Last month, our readers took a survey that asked science writers–both employed and freelance–about their work-life balance. Career-related surveys often focus on how much money freelance science writers haul in–and […] ...Keep Reading »
