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Ideas into words : mastering the craft of science writing
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Ideas into words : mastering the craft of science writing

Author: Elise Hancock
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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This book covers the essentials of science writing: finding story ideas, learning the science, opening and shaping a piece, polishing drafts, overcoming blocks, and conducting interviews with scientists and other experts who may not be accustomed to making their ideas understandable to lay readers. An entire chapter is devoted to habits and attitudes that writers should cultivate, another to structure, and a third to  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Elise Hancock
ISBN: 0801873290 9780801873294 0801873304 9780801873300
OCLC Number: 50204064
Description: xv, 151 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. A Matter of Attitude 1 --
2. Finding Stories 29 --
3. Finding Out: Research and the Interview 45 --
4. Writing: Getting Started and the Structure 69 --
5. Writing: The Nitty Gritty 95 --
6. Refining Your Draft 111 --
7. When You're Feeling Stuck 129.
Responsibility: Elise Hancock ; foreword by Robert Kanigel.
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This book covers the essentials of science writing: finding story ideas, learning the science, opening and shaping a piece, polishing drafts, overcoming blocks, and conducting interviews with scientists and other experts who may not be accustomed to making their ideas understandable to lay readers. An entire chapter is devoted to habits and attitudes that writers should cultivate, another to structure, and a third to the art of revision.--From publisher description.

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