Ideas into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing.ELISE ELISe Electron-Ion Scattering in a Storage Ring (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) ELISE Enabling Library Information Skills for Everyone ELISE European Network for the Exchange of Information on Local Initiatives for the Creation of Employment HANCOCK A former editor of the Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. Magazine gives a short course on how to write nonfiction--especially pieces about science. Rich with real-life real-life adj. Actually happening or having happened; not fictional: a documentary with footage of real-life police chases. examples and anecdotes, the book covers the essentials: finding story ideas, understanding the science, conducting interviews with people who may not be gifted communicators, opening and shaping a story, and polishing polishing, n the process of making a surface smooth and glossy or giving luster to a surface, usually by friction. polishing brush, n See brush, polishing. drafts. Hancock urges writers to overcome any intimidation they may have in covering the sciences. Then, she helps them hone their skills to make stories clear and compelling. Johns Hopkins, 2003, 151 p., paperback, $18.95. |
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