Aside from his research and writing assignments at Shell, Borchardt freelances part-time. I like laboratory research too much to give it up. They attend science and technology conferences to report discoveries. They often interview scientists and engineers by telephone or in person. They usually conduct their own on-line literature searches for background information.
Editors often work closely with scientists, editing their manuscripts.
They attend science and engineering conferences to meet with book authors and prospective authors. Staying abreast of what topics are of interest helps them develop ideas for new books. Workdays are often much longer than eight hours and meeting deadlines can be stressful. Some writers work for science magazines, major weekly magazines, and big city newspapers. Many large firms employ science writers.