Dr. Anna Funk

The Perfect Pitch

9/19/2020

 
​I’m an editor at a science magazine, and I read a lot of pitches. I get pitches that are long, and pitches that are short. I get pitches that don’t have nearly enough info, and pitches that have way too much info. I get pitches from veteran science writers, pitches from newbie (or wannabe) science writers, and pitches from total randos. What’s the right amount of information? To figure it out, I sat down and wrote a pitch, to me, from me, based on one of my favorite stories I’ve written. Here’s what I came up with.

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​How to Juggle Your Budding Career AND Your Unfinished Dissertation

9/7/2020

 
You’re a graduate student. You’ve decided you don’t want to stay in academic research, and instead have your eye on a career in something like science writing, policy, or outreach. You want to build your resume and/or portfolio with experiences in said new field, but that takes time away from your research that you’re desperately trying to finish so you can graduate. What to do?

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    Musings on writing and science, from a scientist turned writer. No affiliation the writer's current employer.

    Posts

    • So You Want to Be a Science Writer (For Science Grad Students)
    • The (Important) Difference Between SciComm and Science Journalism
    • How Science Gets Press Coverage (A Note for Scientists)
    • Top 10 Reasons Your Editor Turned Down Your Pitch (For Science Freelancers)
    • How to Juggle your Budding Career AND your Unfinished Dissertation
    • The Perfect Pitch
    • How to Turn an Interesting Idea into a Story Worth Writing
    • ​What’s the “Front of Book?”
    • What I Had on my (Successful) AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Application

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