Writing Naturally: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584654686 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great information for an aspiring nature writer This is an informative and entertaining read. Bill has personal tone in his writing and he give helpful suggestions for the aspiring writer.
William Sargent, relative of the painter John Singer Sargent and son of a former governor of Massachusetts, was primed early for a career in politics, but since boyhood he was far more interested in science than in traditional forms of public service. It is a personal narrative of the author's life, paying attention to his long-term interest in science; it is an accessible look at the evolution of biology over the past thirty years (from an academic backwater to a powerful academic industrial complex); and it is a guide for writing about science and nature. Writing Naturally braids together three t
Formerly Director of the Baltimore Aquarium and a research assistant at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, he has taught at The Briarwood Center for Marine Biology and at Harvard University. His books include The House on Ipswich Marsh (UPNE, 2005), Crab Wars: A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Bioterrorism, and Human Health (UPNE, 2002), and A Year in the Notch: Exploring the Natural History of the White Mountains (UPNE, 2001). . WILLIAM SARGENT is a consultant for
He is candid about the relatively obscure nature of his published subject matter yet determined to make the stories he tells as interesting as possible. Sargent has studied and written about topics as varied as horseshoe crabs (his descriptions of his research on this creature are fascinating) and the effects of storm surge. From Booklist Science writer Sargent has written a unique primer on his craft, a book that serves two purposes. It is a thoroughly engaging memoir of a life spent in the company of great thinkers like Stephen Jay Gould and Margaret Mead and a guide to how to succeed in creating a writing career focused on scientific subjects. Fittingly, this memoir is both enjoyable and informative, and it is written in a style that will be embraced by all who love science and nature, reading and writing. Colleen MondorCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. He believes it is critical that science writers learn