
Conference junkie
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 »

A Twitter-based guide to ScienceWriters 2014
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 »

Rituals Between the Writing
I’ll let you in on a little secret. Though I believe in the importance of getting dressed in real clothes each day, I rarely do it before I’ve clocked a […] ...Keep Reading »

A Procrastinator’s Creativity Rush
If you procrastinate like I do, especially with summer distractions in full swing, my friend Ilyse might help you change your outlook. She changed mine. Many years after college, Ilyse […] ...Keep Reading »

When to press print
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 »

Taming freelance taxes
Ah, April! It’s that special time of year when freelancers come together to bemoan our lame expense tracking efforts, wonder if our accountants are worth their fees and kvetch about freelance financial […] ...Keep Reading »

Avoiding a Monstrous Email Fail
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 »

Shindigging with SciLance
In collaboration with Da Capo Press and the National Association of Science Writers. SciLance recently hosted a Shindig for science writers. Shindig, as we learned, is a very cool platform for […] ...Keep Reading »

P3 year in review and what to expect in 2014
As we close out 2013, we also mark a year of posts to this blog (which we have nicknamed “P3”). We want to thank you, our readers, for supporting The […] ...Keep Reading »
“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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