{"id":143,"date":"2014-07-14T15:34:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T15:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2014-07-14T15:34:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T15:34:20","slug":"resources-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/2014\/07\/14\/resources-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources: Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center\">*This list is dynamic, and in-development. Feel free to make suggestions (use the comments section or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us directly<\/a>) re additional resources and great examples that should be included.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000\">RESOURCES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Resources: Scicomm &amp; science journalism\" href=\"http:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/03\/resources-scicomm-science-journalism\/\">See the general scicomm resources page<\/a> for tips and resources on writing about numbers and data, storytelling techniques, and a lot more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Writer\u2019s Handbook + Pitch, Publish, Prosper blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2011\/10\/17\/words-matter\/\">Terms that have different meanings for scientists &amp; the public<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Size comparisons in science writing: <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/bigger-breadbox-size-comparisons-science-writing\/\">Bigger than a breadbox<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/small-stuff-size-comparisons-science-writing\/\">Small Stuff<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pitchpublishprosper.com\/impossibly-vast-size-comparisons-science-writing\/\">Impossibly Vast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/younglandis.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/11\/how-to-describe-obscure-technical-measurements\/\">Translate obscure technical measurements<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/\">Wolfram Alpha<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carl Zimmer\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/phenomena.nationalgeographic.com\/2013\/06\/24\/a-note-to-beginning-science-writers\/\">Note to Beginning Science Writers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/phenomena.nationalgeographic.com\/2014\/05\/20\/introducing-carls-banned-word-scanner\/\">List of Banned Words<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceofblogging.com\/8-tips-on-starting-a-science-blog\/\">8 Tips for Starting a Science Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000\">INSPIRATION<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lastwordonnothing.com\/2013\/11\/12\/toe-fungus-and-why-no-one-loves-a-science-writer\/\">Toe Fungus and Why No One Loves a Science Writer<\/a>\u00a0by Erik Vance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theamericanscholar.org\/joyas-volardores\/#.U92jL2N2M2A\">Joyas Volardores<\/a> by Bryan Doyle \u2013 short essay that starts scientific and goes literary\/personal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2014\/07\/29\/science\/the-great-giant-flea-hunt.html?_r=1&amp;referrer=\">The Great Giant Flea Hunt<\/a> by Carol Kaesuk Yoon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lymanmuseum.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/11\/a-moth-a-fern-a-feline-a-species-name-story\/\">A moth, a fern, a feline: a species name\u00a0story<\/a>\u00a0by Terry Wheeler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu\/research\/related\/writers\/wir\/deming1.pdf\">Andrews Forest Quartet<\/a> \u2013 by Alison Hawthorne Deming \u2013 and more from writers-in-residence at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu\/research\/related\/writers\/template.cfm?next=wir&amp;topnav=169\">The Forest Log<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commnatural.com\/2014\/06\/23\/conserving-quebecs-caribou\/\">Conserving Quebec\u2019s caribou<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 award-winning series about caribou researchers by Bethann G. Merkle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecotonejournal.com\/index.php\/articles\/details\/clappers\">Clappers<\/a> \u2013 essay by David Gessner in the excellent literary journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecotonejournal.com\"><em>Ecotone: Reimagining Place<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lastwordonnothing.com\/2013\/11\/01\/a-crappy-little-bastard-that-tastes-great\/\">A crappy little bastard that tastes great<\/a> \u2013 dealing with invasive species by eating them, by Erik Vance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gourmet.com\/magazine\/2000s\/2004\/08\/consider_the_lobster\">Consider the Lobster<\/a> \u2013 a funny and informative essay that tackles ethics, too, by David Foster Wallace<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/norj.ca\/2014\/03\/new-species-at-risk-book-comes-out-in-dene-languages\/\">New species at risk book written in indigenous languages<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0GNWT departments of Environment and Natural Resources and Education, Culture and Employment, and the\u00a0Sahtu Renewable Resources Board (illustrations by <a href=\"http:\/\/jeanpolfus.tumblr.com\/\">ecologist and artist Jean Lieppert Polfus<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/05\/08\/actress-lili-taylors-essay-on-birdwatching\/?_php=true&amp;_type=blogs&amp;_r=0\">Why Do You Watch Birds?<\/a> by Lili Taylor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/commnatural.com\/2013\/06\/30\/on-the-bison-trail-prince-albert-national-park-bison-research\/\">On the bison trail<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a series written\u00a0by ecologist Jerod A. Merkle &amp; scicomm artist Bethann G. Merkle<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mag.audubon.org\/articles\/birds\/going-deep\">Going Deep<\/a> \u2013 northern gannets up close, by David Gessner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainfilm.org\/2014\/04\/08\/redefining-%E2%80%9Cwild%E2%80%9D\">Redefining \u201cwild\u201d to include humans<\/a> by M. Sanjayan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/ten-historic-female-scientists-you-should-know-84028788\/\">Ten historic female scientists you should know<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/author\/sarah-zielinski\/\">Sarah Zielinski<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/ecology-in-the-news\/yellowstone-wolves-take-a-blow-to-their-rep\/\">Yellowstone wolves take a blow to their rep<\/a> \u2013 eloquent summary of debate over ecological influence of carnivores in YNP by Liza Lester<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecotonejournal.com\/index.php\/articles\/details\/while_our_backs_are_turned\/\">While Our Backs are Turned<\/a> \u2013 scientist-communicator Clarisse Hart reflects on imperiled hemlock trees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#000000\">SOFTWARE &amp; APPS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>To tell a good story, you often need to do historical\/cultural research beyond your own science. These apps will help you keep your sources sorted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/?noredirect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evernote<\/a> is an excellent way to organize all types of media for a story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Once your writing is published, these widgets can help you keep track of where it lands online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mention<\/a>: more comprehensive than Google Alerts \u2013 tracks webpages <em>and<\/em> social media mentions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*This list is dynamic, and in-development. Feel free to make suggestions (use the comments section or\u00a0contact us directly) re additional resources and great examples that should be included. RESOURCES See the general scicomm resources page for tips and resources on writing about numbers and data, storytelling techniques, and a lot more. 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