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Genre/Form: | Handbook Handbooks and manuals Guides et manuels |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas C Hayden; Michelle Nijhuis; SciLance (Firm) |
ISBN: | 9780738216560 0738216569 0738216577 9780738216577 |
OCLC Number: | 827119568 |
Description: | xi, 308 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | pt. 1. The skilled science writer. What makes a science writer? / Alison Fromme ; Finding ideas / Emily Sohn ; Making the pitch / Thomas Hayden ; Getting the story, and getting it right / Andreas von Bubnoff ; By the numbers: essential statistics for science writers / Stephen Ornes ; Excavating the evidence: reporting for the narrative / Douglas Fox ; Sculpting the story / Michelle Nijhuis ; Working with editors ; and their edits / Monya Baker & Jessica Marshall ; Going long: how to sell a book / Emma Marris ; Multilancing / Robert Frederick ; Just write the friggin' thing already! / Anne Sasso -- pt. 2. The sane science writer. The loneliness of the science writer / Stephen Ornes ; Good luck placing this elsewhere: how to cope with rejection / Hillary Rosner ; Beyond compare / Michelle Nijhuis ; An experimental guide to achieving balance / Virginia Gewin ; Creating creative spaces / Hannah Hoag ; Avoiding domestic disasters / Bryn Nelson ; Children and deadlines: a messy rodeo / Amanda Mascarelli -- pt. 3. The solvent science writer. Minding the business / Anne Sasso & Emily Gertz ; Networking for the nervous / Cameron Walker ; Paid to grow / Robin Mejia ; Contract literacy / Mark Schrope ; The ethical science writer / Brian Vastag ; Social networks and the reputation economy / Emily Gertz ; The diversity of science writing / Sarah Webb ; Sustainable science writing / Jill U. Adams ; Afterword. Finding, or founding, your own tribe / Kendall Powell. |
Responsibility: | the writers of SciLance, edited by Thomas Hayden and Michelle Nijhuis. |
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New York Journal of Books, 5/1/13 "Whether you are breaking into the field or a seasoned professional, this book is dense with advice from the SciLance workgroup, which boasts 225 years of combined experience." Knight Science Journalism at MIT (website), 5/3/13 "I found the book entertaining and enlightening, and that's coming from someone who's been at this for a while. You'd be smart to take a look." Infodad.com, 5/23/13 "A useful and even uplifting guide." Worlds of R.A. Hortz, 5/27/13 "The perfect tool for anyone seeking to break into the writing about science." ASJA Monthly, June 2013 "Superb." San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review, 5/31/13 "Has everything a writer will need to take the big step into science writing." Choice, October 2013 "This exceptionally timely resource illuminates many of the modern frustrations of science writing...This highly readable book will benefit anyone interested in the field of science journalism. Highly recommended." Choice, October 2013 Read more...


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