So, you're a scientist. You have a degree in biochemistry, but no clue what to do with your life. You're interested in medicine, but don't want to go through the rigors of med school. You're bored to tears by the thought of being cramped in a laboratory all day. Being a science technician has its musings and financial potential, but it could be tedious after a few years. Basically, you're burning through your career options and its not looking so hot.
Maybe you should become a science writer. Think about it this way. You know the science lingo, you can interpret science to your non-scientist friends, and you'll probably be ahead of all your science friends in terms of staying up to date with trends and research findings.
Getting started is easy. Create a blog and write about the science that interests you. You can write for non-scientists, science geeks, or both! Keep up with it and try to write daily. Read about blogging, read about journalism and science interpretation, take ownership of the fate of your blog. If you keep at it, you can put it on your resume and if you're good at it, you might just get some paying gigs.
Once you get some freelance experience under your belt, you can start applying to staff writer positions at major publications such as Discover, Scientific American, or SEED Magazine. Then one day, when you're accepting your Science in Society Journalism Award, you can look back and see that it all started with a blog.
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