Dispatch from the Southern Festival of Books
Every year, the Southern Festival of Books attracts more than 200 authors to Nashville — as well as thousands of readers — and for a few days a few blocks […] ...Keep Reading »
Friday Snapshot: Productivity map
Meet the map! Introducing a new and interactive experiment to share stories about writing. For my chapter on loneliness in The Science Writers’ Handbook, I polled SciLancers for tips on […] ...Keep Reading »
Writing Labs: Stephen Ornes, Tennessee
When my family and I moved to Nashville, we bought a house with no office space. I have a hard time writing and working amidst the clamor and erratic playlists […] ...Keep Reading »
Friday Snapshot: The book in hand, everywhere.
The book has arrived! [portfolio_slideshow slideheight=400 speed=400 trans=scrollHorz autoplay=true showcaps=true navpos=disabled pagerpos=disabled border=3px] This week’s snapshot isn’t one picture; it’s a sampling of snapshots by SciLancers and friends, taking a […] ...Keep Reading »
14 flubs our book will help you avoid
How can The Science Writers’ Handbook help you? In the book, Nature editor Monya Baker (bio) offers a list of classic newbie missteps, like mistaking the gender of the editor you’re pitching, ignoring […] ...Keep Reading »
7 Tips for Writing about Risk
I used to trust numbers. Who didn’t? I thought numbers were staid, true, and irrefutable. Research depends on measurement, measurement produces numbers, and these help us make sense of the […] ...Keep Reading »
