The Open Notebook collects answers from six science writers in reply to a beginning science writer's query: "What types of stories, and what types of venues (or specific ones) are best for someone like me to pitch to?" The most frequent advice: Keep it short: "When the word count is short (and when the editor has an editorial hole that needs to be filled regularly) they’re more likely to take a risk on somebody whose work they don’t know," says Maggie Koerth-Baker.
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