Self-Publishing for Science Writers

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Thom Kephart with Amazon’s self-publishing arms CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing provided an overview of the publishing market, how science writers can utilize self-publishing, and a review of the software tools to make your work available [ ...more ]

Anatomy of a Story: Cancer's New Battleground

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Joanne Silberner recently put together a five-part series on cancer for Public Radio International. How did she do it? NSWA members and guests had a chance to hear Silberner address the making, funding, selling and editing of [ ...more ]

Social Media for Science Communicators

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Dana Lewis ( @danamlewis ) and Liz Neeley ( @LizNeeley ) shared their expertise on social media with NSWA members and guests at our monthly event on March 13 at University House. [ ...more ]

Book Proposals: Insights from a Writer, an Agent and a Publisher

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For many, one of the most daunting aspects of writing a book is the book proposal. How do you get started? Do I need an agent? What goes in a proposal?

These questions and more were [ ...more ]

Members chat with Nathanael Johnson, author of All Natural

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Between climate change, killer germs, and rampant obesity, it’s no wonder we feel out of sync with the global ecosystem. But how do we re-sync? Nathanael Johnson, author of “All Natural,” says this ecological anxiety [ ...more ]