Lost for words – my brain virus and me!
My head was pounding! Sitting at my desk, the computer monitor glared painfully as I had struggled through some software […]
Eat, sleep, write, repeat – getting your book written
The highest mountain is the one you haven’t climbed yet. Writing a book is something that is on many peoples’ […]
Life as a science writer – how to get started
Writing is one of those weird areas where you don’t need any formal training or certification to do it, you […]
The day I met Darwin & accidentally made a scene.
There are few things that can make a biologist swoon, but Darwin is one of them. I’ve never met a […]
Life as a science writer so far
It’s been two years since I sold my first article and officially became a science writer. To me, you’re not […]
Free eBooks? Yes, please!
This is a little off topic but as I have been doing a bit of science history research lately I […]
What makes you a scientist?
Why did you become a scientist? Most scientists, when I ask them this question, struggle to answer it. When they […]
Book coming next year
I’m delighted to announce that I am going to be working on a book on microscopy with Springer. It’s an […]