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Asked by anon-210333 to Tori, Hannah on 13 Mar 2019.
Question: Where did you get inspiration from when writing your science news?
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Hannah Dalgleish answered on 13 Mar 2019:
Lots of different places, from discussion with friends or new people I meet. From the work that others are doing. From things I read. I actually wrote a guide on how to write science articles here: https://iaps.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/How-to-write-an-article.pdf 🙂 👩💻
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Tori Blakeman answered on 13 Mar 2019:
So I usually go to the scientists that have worked on the project and talk to them about what they’ve done and they usually let me know which bits are the important bits of the research. I then apply these findings to everyday life, e.g. why should the public care? How does it affect/improve our lives?
And then I get writing!
In terms of writing inspiration, it’s good to read a lot of good journalism (e.g. Guardian science, Scientific American, New Scientist) and books and that helps improve your ideas and vocabulary.
Some good books I’ve read recently include:
https://www.amazon.com/Inferior-Science-Wrong-Research-Rewriting/dp/0807071706
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35097705-how-to-build-a-universe
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