Freelancer Nancy Allison continues her search for the best writer websites on the Internet. This month, she talks with John Moir about the single-minded strategy of his site, Return of the Condor.
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With most college textbooks running more than $100 — some top $200 — students and teachers alike are looking for ways to get books cheaper. One place to look is on the Internet: E-textbooks can often cost less than half the price of a paperback version.
Marcia Bartusiak, A'ndrea Messer, William Hammack, and David Perlman join the growing ranks of NASW members honored as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Even as American citizens took to the polls in this past fall's historic national presidential election, our own NASW members were casting ballots for our organization's new slate of officers and the members at large of the board of directors. To some people, the U.S. presidential election felt overdue. In NASW's case, the 2008 election really was overdue — and that flawed timing is something that we need your help to rectify in yet another membership vote; you'll be able to cast ballots electronically from mid-May to the end of June.
If you have ever written anything published in book form, you need to check the terms of the Google Book Settlement. Unfortunately, the documentation is about as user-friendly as an income tax return, and time is running out for opting out of the settlement. Help is now available. Kristine Smith, chair of the digital rights management committee of Novelists Inc., has compiled a nice set of examples of how to fill out the Google Book Settlement claims, which covers books and articles published in the past, sometimes the distant past. Read them here (PDF).
For her first review of a writer's website, Nancy Allison talks with NASW member Emily Sohn, a versatile science writer with an intriguing site, TidePoolsInc.
Science Writers in New York (SWINY) recently hosted a panel discussion on social media. Videos of the event are now available on YouTube.