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Korrina Duffy

Korrina Duffy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Scientific Writer in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

Climbing the "ladder of abstraction" to evoke empathy and elevate your message

Climbing the “ladder of abstraction” to evoke empathy and elevate your message

A concept adapted from theories of rhetoric can help writers choose details that add both intimacy and universality to a story
May 31, 2023
How to free your writing with free writing

How to free your writing with free writing

Timed free writing — no stopping, no correcting, no fretting — can leapfrog mental paralysis to a "shitty" but valuable first draft
February 8, 2023
Guidance on the lonely road of writing

Guidance on the lonely road of writing

EDITOR’S NOTE: Six mid-career freelance journalists who specialize in science and environmental stories offered takeaways from a weeklong workshop on nonfiction writing held at a guest ranch in Tucson, Arizona.…
January 17, 2023