This is a list of FREELY AVAILABLE basic science primers, courses and videos that science journalists can take to brush up on their beats/niches/topics of interest. NOTE 1: MOOCS = Massive open... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Real Scientists [<a href="//storify.com/571811/day-2-ethics-numbers-and-why-science-journos-find" target="_blank">View the story "Day 2: Ethics,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Real ScientistsColour me terrified. @realscientists is the brainchild of a few people, namely @scienceupulie and @DrYobbo both scientists in their own right... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. - Virginia Woolf, ‘A Room of One’s Own’ And if you need a change of scenery, then here are the best places... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series "How to write a book" seriesThree years is a long time. Three years ago, I was asked to run an online group on how to write books. The posts ended up here. A... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I am really rather excited about the second week of October this year. Why? Well, the week starts on the 6th of October. And at midnight sharp on the 6th of October, I take over the @realscientists... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
You have at least three library memberships and at least three different piles of books that are overdue and need to be returned. You get excited at the idea of getting a higher borrowing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Because I had this conversation with my ex-college dormmate from the US: ECD: So what’s happening with you? Me: Nothing much – I am in the middle of packing because I am moving. ECD:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
So the other day I was teaching a class on social media and I was asked by one of the students to pause and go back to what I had said when I introduced myself about my creative writing. And when I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
There’s a girl in Dome, a-sitting and a-writing in the corner, sharp as a tack and watching everything. And so I look up from my laptop and catch her and I know she’s people watching and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
1) You have a cat. 2) You have more than one cardigan… and you wear them all. 3) You have passionate views on the Oxford comma and you actually know what it is and can cite rather crude... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Q: What does an editor look for in a crime fiction story? A: The story has to be intriguing, puzzling, not too easy to solve and not too hard either and it has to logically work. That in a nut shell... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
At the moment, I occupy a desk chair in Curtin University’s Digital Media Unit. And so a lot of what I get to do is fun. I get to help keep an eye on the social media and come up with pretty... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Marisa Wikramanayake (@mwikramanayake) tweeted at 7:14 AM on Fri, Jun 28, 2013: The #books I have to review for @thewest_com_au #perth #writetip #writechat #literarykitty https://t.co/3wTfCwP8kr... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ben Marcus – The Age of Wire & String I’m reviewing books for the West Australian. Here is the one from last Tuesday that I only just found an online link for. Buy a copy every... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I thought I should write this because I went to an event today and ran into someone in their mid-twenties who was grappling with this question. I know it’s a question you constantly ask from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This entry is part 19 of 18 in the series FreelancingWhat the hell is a style sheet? Well, in computer lingo, it’s CSS or a cascading style sheet which tells you what everything on every HTML... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]