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Book news (Part II)

Today I began work on the final chapter of the book. It’ll probably take about 4 weeks of writing to complete as I’ve also got to write the captions for the images too - but the point is that I am nearly finished! The chapter I’m currently working on isn’t actually the last chapter, it’s an earlier one. It’s also one of my favourite subjects so that should make this last bit quite fun to write. I’ll keep the blog updated with how it’s going but if I don’t post for a while you’ll know what I’m doing!

Book news (part I)

I achieved a milestone today in that I have finally got all the necessary image permissions for my book. This has been one of the trickiest/hardest parts of writing the book and I’m pretty glad it’s over actually. The images are really cool and I can’t wait to submit my manuscript later in the year. Now I just have to finish the text…so it’s back to the word processor for me! In the mean time check out this incredible new image from Hubble and if you want to find out more about what’s going on in the image download the Hubblecast!


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Before becoming a full-time science writer in 2007, Will studied Astrophysics at University College London. He has written for the UK’s top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC’s The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office in Germany and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. Today Will writes for BBC Sky At Night magazine. His first popular astronomy book is due to be published by Springer in 2009. Follow Will's Twitter feed here.

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