Let’s take a closer look at a few studies about how people generally read your online content.
5 useful editing and proofreading tools
Editing and proofreading your own work isn’t always straightforward, so tools can work as a second pair of eyes.
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.
How to start a health blog
You love writing, you’re passionate about a health topic and you want to share your health knowledge with the online world. Sound familiar?
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.
Referencing and citations in consumer writing
Have you ever been confused about how to reference a piece of consumer health writing?
Tips for finding health article ideas when you need a little inspiration
Although health writing demands rigour for scientific and medical accuracy, creativity is still an essential aspect of the writing process.
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.
Historical medical marketing contains some scary health messages
The health writers of the past were tasked with promoting very different medical treatments and had a smaller range of mediums to utilise.
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.
5 considerations when writing about research
We’ve discussed the importance of finding evidence from top medical journals, but how do you know which studies are worth including in your writing?
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.
6 health news apps that help you monitor breaking medical news
Downloading health news apps to your mobile device is a great way to access breaking health news articles.