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Juggling kids, deadlines, and days 'off'

Juggling kids, deadlines, and days ‘off’

By Amanda Mascarelli on December 9, 2014 | 1 Response

About three weeks ago, I stared hard at my wall calendar and thought, “How the hell am I gonna do this?” All three of my kids were going to be […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in Writing With Children | Tagged Emily Sohn, Emma Marris, freelance, holidays, Jennifer Cutraro, Kendall Powell, kids, sane, sick days | 1 Response

Conference junkie

Conference junkie

By Virginia Gewin on November 21, 2014 | Leave a response

My name is Virginia and I think I’m turning into an addict. SCB. ESA. WFF. They sound like the latest street drugs, but they’re scientific meeting acronyms and just as […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in SciLance Confidential | Tagged Anne Sasso, conference, Emily Sohn, Jill Adams, Liza Gross, Monya Baker, pitch, reporting, skilled | Leave a response

Start Writing ASAP

Start Writing ASAP

By Jill U Adams on November 18, 2014 | 2 Responses

You pitch a story, get an assignment, sign a contract, and start reporting. When do you start writing? When I was first starting out, I would find sources, read papers, […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in Ask SciLance | Tagged Alison Fromme, Andreas von Bubnoff, Emily Sohn, field reporting, Jessica Marshall, reporting, Robert Frederick, skilled, writing | 2 Responses

A Twitter-based guide to ScienceWriters 2014

A Twitter-based guide to ScienceWriters 2014

By Sarah Webb on October 17, 2014 | 1 Response

  Many of my science writing friends and colleagues are already on their way to Columbus, Ohio, for ScienceWriters 2014. Sadly, after making it to 6 straight meetings, I’m staying […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in SciLance Confidential | Tagged conference, Emily Sohn, Hillary Rosner, Mark Schrope, Monya Baker, ScienceWriters 2014, Twitter | 1 Response

Writing pitches makes journalists grumpy.

Pursuing the perfect pitch: a round-up of our best advice

By Hannah Hoag on July 25, 2014 | Leave a response

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 »

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Posted in SciLance Confidential | Tagged Emily Sohn, freelance, Jill Adams, pitch, sane, savvy, Virginia Gewin | Leave a response

"Super Source" Shout-Out

“Super Source” Shout-Out

By Virginia Gewin on June 10, 2014 | Leave a response

Building relationships with scientists is at the heart of being a science journalist. Finding just the right source to laud or lambaste the latest  ‘breakthrough’ can make or break a […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in SciLance Confidential | Tagged comment, craft, Doug Fox, Emily Sohn, Kendall Powell, Monya Baker, reporting, skilled, source, Susan Moran | Leave a response

For some editing and reading tasks, the printed page works best

When to press print

By Monya Baker on June 6, 2014 | Leave a response

Call me a tree killer, but screens make me stupider. When I have to make text scroll down the page, I just can’t keep it in my head. I feel […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in SciLance Hacks! | Tagged bryn nelson, editing, Emily Sohn, Jenny Cutraro, Jessica Marshall, Monya Baker, paper, print-out, reading, Robin Mejia, skilled | Leave a response

Work-life balance: Unplugging after hours

Work-life balance: Unplugging after hours

By Hannah Hoag on May 13, 2014 | Leave a response

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 »

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Posted in SciLance Confidential | Tagged balance, Boomerang, Doug Fox, email, Emily Sohn, Jenny Cutraro, Rob Frederick, sane, smartphone, work | Leave a response

I pause on my "commute" to view the Flatirons.

My New Office Commute to Nowhere

By Susan Moran on April 18, 2014 | Leave a response

How do you commute when there’s nowhere to go? How do you create some physical and psychic separation between home and work – and keep home a sanctuary — when […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in Ask SciLance | Tagged bryn nelson, commute, coworking space, Emily Sohn, freelance, home, home office, Jessica Marshall, meditation, ritual, Robert Frederick, Sarah Webb, work space | Leave a response

Nooooo! I shouldn't have sent that email!

Avoiding a Monstrous Email Fail

By Bryn Nelson on March 14, 2014 | 1 Response

It was like telling spooky ghost stories around a virtual campfire. In SciLance, we recently swapped tales of email terror, sans the s’mores. One SciLancer frightened us with a story […] ...Keep Reading »

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Posted in Ask SciLance | Tagged Adam Aston, canned responses, communication, email, Emily Sohn, Emma Marris, following up, Helen Fields, Jessica Marshall, Monya Baker, recalling emails, Sarah Webb, time zone | 1 Response

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