A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers
- ISBN-10
- 0195174992
- ISBN-13
- 9780195174991
- Series
- A Field Guide for Science Writers
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Robin Marantz Henig, Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson
Description
This guide offers practical tips on science writing - from investigative reporting to pitching ideas to magazine editors. Some of the best known science witers in the US share their hard earned knowledge on how they do their job.
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- 2005-09-08
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- 2005-09-08
- 336 pages
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