
How I write what I write, by a freelance science journalist.
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Dear readers and subscribers,
First: a confession. I’m really bad at keeping this Substack active. You may have noticed that.
I do intend to keep posting, as inspiration strikes. But I’ve decided it’s better to do that on Ghost.io, for r...
A day-by-day how-to for reporting on medical/scientific conferences
One of the joys of being a science/medical reporter is going to scientific and medical conferences.
Outlet: The Saturday Paper
Length: 1600
Turnaround time: One week
Number of interviews: Seven
Published: 1 June 2024
“If you banked on things be...
My once-a-month round-up of stuff I've been writing, reading, listening to and watching - just for you lovely paying subscribers.
“If you want to protect people, you have to protect the animals too.”
‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists
Outlet: Nature
Length: 3300
Turnaround time: Seven weeks
Number of interviews: 22, including one by email, one anonymous, one who decided not to be...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
In more than two decades as a freelance science journalist and author, I've written on everything from ancient stars and fossilised poo to cancer immunotherapy and the neurobiology of pain. Still not bored.
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