Image: the David Bowie spider, Heteropoda davidbowie. KS Seshadri, CC BY-SA 4.0 via wikimedia.org
Last week I hit a big milestone. I hit submit not just on another journal paper, but on something much more fun: my new book. I’m both relieved and excited!
The book will be called “Charles Darwin’s Barnacle and David Bowie’s Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels”*. Continue reading
It’s out!
It’s been almost five years since I started work on what became The Scientist’s Guide to Writing. I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that as of today (April 12), the book is officially published! The Scientist’s Guide is now available from your local or internet bookseller (links below) or, of course, from your local library. (It may be worth checking a couple of booksellers, as shipping times for physical copies seem to vary quite a bit. Kindle and Kobo e-versions are available worldwide.)
All scientists are writers – we have to be, or our work will be lost. But many of us don’t find writing easy. I wrote The Scientist’s Guide to tell you some of things I wish someone had told me when I was beginning to practice the craft. Actually (and somewhat to my surprise), in writing it I learned new things that are helping me even this late in my career. I think the book can help any writer; as of today, you can grab a copy and see whether I’m right.
Meanwhile, if you need me, I’ll be off doing my happy dance.
Canada: The Scientist’s Guide via Amazon.ca, or via Chapters.ca
USA: The Scientist’s Guide via Amazon.com
Everywhere else: see links here.
© Stephen Heard (sheard@unb.ca) April 12, 2016
