The Open Notebook
November 23, 2011 1:55 PM Subscribe
The Open Notebook looks at how science writers, and some general nonfiction writers, practice their craft. Their Story-Behind-the-Story interviews are especially interesting, showing how projects like Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and David Dobbs Atavist story "My Mother's Lover" developed from start to finish. For writers, there's also a database of successful story pitches.
It's interesting that in an era when people love to complain about the dumbing down of everything, intelligent science writing for a popular audience has become such a massive genre.
posted by joannemullen at 4:18 PM on November 23, 2011
posted by joannemullen at 4:18 PM on November 23, 2011
Yeah, isn't it great? Popular science writing is definitely what got me interested in science in the first place.
posted by peacheater at 4:35 PM on November 23, 2011
posted by peacheater at 4:35 PM on November 23, 2011
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