Miriam Gordon
Freelance Science Writer / Editor / Blogger
North Shore LIJ Health System
North Shore LIJ Health System
Freelance Science Writer / Editor / Blogger
I write promotional material for the Department of Medicine of a large health system.
Since I'm a freelancer, I make my own schedule. My day usually starts with writing in my journal or mining Twitter for stuff that interests me. I eat a healthy breakfast and take my medications, tidy up and take care of minutiae, go to yoga, then to therapy, then food shopping, then lunch, then rest, then make dinner. Then I realize that I haven't done my work. So I may do some writing at night for my job, or I wait until the next morning and then sit for about 3 hours to write for my job.
Here's the first step for middle school students
If you're like me, you will tend to follow your interests no matter what. If you are passionate about writing and biological science, do things outside of school like going with friends / family to cool science museums and film festivals, listen to popular science podcasts and follow them on Facebook / Twitter, etc. With the internet, you really have the entire world at your fingertips! I wish I had that when I was your age.
""You'll be mush before you're 20." (my Dad, when I was 6 years old); "You have poor math skills and cannot improve" (7th grade math teacher); "I know you will face all challenges that come your way" (12th grade English teacher)"