Lang: Setting the Table

Lang: Setting the Table

Tom Lang, of Tom Lang Communications and Training International, is a reliable source of practical information about medical and science writing. This month, in AMWA Journal for the American Medical Writers Association, Tom reviews data tables, answering the age-old...

Yan: Mental Health for Science Writers

Wudan Yan is a science journalist who doesn’t hesitate to get out in the field for a story, whether it’s in Indonesia, Myanmar, or the wilds of New York and Seattle. For The Open Notebook, @wudanyan writes about the toll that field work can take on...

Silberner: Learn From the Masters

What makes an outstanding science story? Learn from Joanne Silberner, an experienced science reporter who teaches journalism at the University of Washington. For Open Notebook, she critiqued George Johnson’s award-winning New York Times essay. Read her...

Nijhuis: Secret of Michelle’s Success

Michelle Nijhuis (@nijhuism) knows how to write a great science article. In her new Kindle book, The Science Writers’ Essay Handbook: How to Craft Compelling True Stories in Any Medium, she tells us how it’s done. (A big thanks to the National Association...

Ostrander: Tips for Science Writers

Madeline Ostrander @madelinevo also earned a 2014 NSWA Career Development Award (see Lynne Peeples, above). Madeline went to freelance writer summer camp and returned with . Send her blogpost and at ibiology.org to anyone who asks, “How do I get started in...