How to start networking and build lifelong connections (and friends) in the medical writing industry.
How to get health writing experience
If you don’t have much – or any – health writing experience, it’s hard to know where to begin. In this post, you’ll learn strategies for building your experience.
5 essential things to do before you start freelancing
If you want to become a freelance health writer, it’s important to know where you’re going before you get started.
The strategy that helps you to stop procrastinating and start writing
One of the biggest hurdles for novice and experienced writers alike is getting started in front of a blank page.
Getting started: a medical student writer shares his top tips
As the next generation of doctors enters the field in our social media era, there’s never been a more challenging and exciting time to be a health professional.
20 health & medical writing associations and societies
Joining professional medical writing associations is a fantastic way to stay connected to the medical writing industry and network with other writers.
What I learned during my first year as a health writer
As I thought back to the first day I knew I wanted to take the plunge and work freelance in health writing, I realised there were many lessons, mistakes and rewards I had encountered in one year that could be helpful for other health writers.
Medical writing for doctors – how writing enhances your clinical practice
In addition to your skills as a clinician involved in face-to-face care – there is a huge market for your words as well.
11 ways to use your health writing skills in different industries
You may not realise that there are many opportunities for health & medical writing work beyond specific industry roles.
Get your first article published with these 5 tips
Do you have an idea for a health article but don’t know how to take the next step? Are you looking for ways to share your passion for health with others?
How to conduct expert interviews with confidence
Here are some coaching principles to help you conduct expert interviews with ease and have some fun in the process, as well.
How to build your health writing portfolio
An up-to-date portfolio of relevant health writing work is an essential component of your health writing toolkit.
How Justin Bieber changed the way I work
What do Bieber and health writing have in common? Read on to find out.
How to be prepared before you start writing
If a client contacted you about writing a website for their cardiology practice, what would your first move be?
Understanding the medical writing industry
Understanding the health writing industry means keeping up-to-date with the trends, opportunities and issues that impact the medical industry as well as the writing industry.