1st Edition

Telling Science Stories Reporting, Crafting and Editing for Journalists and Scientists

By Martin W. Angler Copyright 2020
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

A practical manual for anyone who wants to turn scientific facts into gripping science stories, this book provides an overview of story elements and structure, guidance on where to locate them in scientific papers and a step-by-step guide to applying storytelling techniques to writing about science. In this book, Martin W. Angler outlines basic storytelling elements to show how and where... Read more

1 Introduction

 2 Story Elements

 3 Discovering Science Stories

 4 Narrative Structure

 5 Story Formulas

 6 Language and Style

 7 Screenwriting Techniques

 8 Literary Techniques

 9 Writing and Revising

 Appendix: The Scientific Method

Biography

Martin W. Angler is a science journalist with a background in technology and journalism.