PULLMAN, Wash. Washington State University’s weekly syndicated newspaper columnist, “Rock Doc” Kirsten Peters, will present “Falling Head-long Into Science Writing” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in Todd 216. The free, public lecture is part of WSU’s Common Reading Tuesdays lecture series.
Peters will discuss her experience as a writer and share suggestions for honing writing skills and incorporating writing into the daily routine.
“Writing may well be an activity that is subject to the ‘10,000 hour rule,’ meaning that it will take that long to become proficient at the task,” jokes Peters. “That amounts to three hours a day for 10 years, which sounds like a lot unless you simply build it into your daily life.”
Peters, who also is director of major grant development for the WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, has written daily for about 20 years. She has authored eight books, many of which explain geology and other sciences to the general reader.
Her “Rock Doc” column explores a variety of scientific topics for a general audience.
WSU Press recently published a collection of her columns: “Planet Rock Doc: Nuggets from Explorations of the Natural World.” Copies will be available for purchase at the lecture and Peters will be on hand to sign them.
The Common Reading Program is a part of the University College at WSU. Common Reading Tuesdays is a weekly lecture series featuring faculty and other experts discussing topics related to the year’s common reading book, which is used in many first-year classes on the Pullman campus.
The 2011-12 book, “Physics for Future Presidents,” is by University of California-Berkeley retired professor Richard A. Muller, who visited campus in September to present the annual invited lecture.
For more information, visit http://commonreading.wsu.edu.