Medical writers are catalysts in knowledge translation by Ruth Hadfield, PhD Recently I watched Simon Sinek’s inspiring TedTalk about how great organisations ‘Start with Why’. It got me thinking. I love being a freelance medical writer. I really enjoy researching the medical literature and working on a wide variety of topics and I have no doubt that […] Read More
Scientific and medical manuscript editing
I recently had an enquiry from a potential new client asking for a quote to edit an 80,000 word book manuscript. They commented: “I think we would need you to read the full manuscript and edit, but also make suggestions for appropriate structure etc. I am not sure about the labels for each type of […] Read More
Science journalism is in Australia’s interest, but needs support to thrive
Interviewing scientists – shown here is physicist Louise Harra – is a skill that takes experience and in depth knowledge on the part of the journalist. uclmaps/flickr , CC BY-SA Joan Leach, Australian National University The oldest known human bones; the first detection of gravitational waves; the successful landing of a rover on Mars, and […] Read More