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Discover how to write life-changing health content and grow your writing career. Explore the latest health communication research and get best-practice writing strategies that work.

110-websites that accept health article pitches paid and unpaid

Last Updated December 30, 2020 | 77 Shares

110+ websites that accept health article pitches (paid and unpaid)

Your guide to getting published in 2021 and beyond.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college It IS possible

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 80 Shares

Becoming a freelance health writer right out of college: It IS possible

Have you bought into the lie that you need an “adult job” before you can begin a career as a freelance health writer? We’re here to bust that myth completely.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Freelance health writing

virtual conferences

Last Updated November 1, 2020 | 31 Shares

Embracing virtual conferences: 5 lessons from AMWA 2020

You can find opportunities to network and learn, even when the conference is virtual.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, How to be a more confident writer

combatting infodemics

Last Updated November 3, 2020 | 17 Shares

Combatting infodemics: Here’s how health communicators can help

In addition to public health agencies, health communicators also have a responsibility to help combat infodemics related to health. So, how can we help?

Filed Under: Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

How to stay focused and organise your research

Last Updated December 18, 2020 | 5 Shares

How to stay focused and organise your research

Avoid the lure of rabbit holes.

Filed Under: Health writing skills, How to be a more confident writer

How to keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

Last Updated December 18, 2020 | 19 Shares

Keep clients coming back: Tips on turning clients into lifetime fans

Freelance writing need not be synonymous with constantly searching for new clients. Here’s how to tilt the scale in your favour and turn clients into lifetime fans.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Freelance health writing

Last Updated October 19, 2020 | 6 Shares

Vaccine hesitancy during COVID-19: How to convey accurate information

Re-examining vaccine hesitancy in light of the current pandemic.

Filed Under: Writing about COVID-19

how to nail your next writing test in a job interview

Last Updated December 18, 2020 | 40 Shares

How to nail your next writing test in a job interview

Health writing job interviews often include writing tests. Is that okay – and, if so, how can you conquer the test?

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

how to write a winning pitch

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 5 Shares

How to write a winning article pitch

Have an idea for an article but not sure how to pitch it? Here’s how to write an article pitch that gets noticed.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published

how to use your journey to promote your services

Last Updated December 18, 2020 | 7 Shares

How to use your journey to promote your health writing services

Your career journey is a key selling point – and clients want to know about it.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer

Racism is a Public Health Problem: Here’s how health writers can talk about it.

Last Updated August 6, 2020 | 39 Shares

Racism is a public health problem: Here’s how health writers can talk about it

Hafsa Abdirahman discusses the toll of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities and the lessons health writers can learn from it.

Filed Under: Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

freelance pricing strategies

Last Updated December 18, 2020 | 73 Shares

2 freelance pricing strategies that help you win writing jobs

Discover how to price your work effectively and increase your chances of securing writing jobs.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Freelance health writing

medical writers skillset

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 42 Shares

A medical writer’s skillset

Want to be a health and medical writer? Discover the essential skills you need – and learn how to develop those you don’t yet have.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

writer network

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 94 Shares

How to build your health writer network on social media 

Don’t be afraid to send messages to writers you admire. They might respond and teach you something memorable. 

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Health communication research, How to be a more confident writer

successful pitch main image

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 171 Shares

My first successful pitch: A beginner writer’s story

Marwa Saleh published her first article, about COVID-19 and burnout, in a Harvard Medical School blog called Lean Forward. Here’s how that happened.

Filed Under: A career as a health writer, Finding work and getting published, Health writing skills, Writing about COVID-19

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