Wudan Yan

Nonfiction authors (&aspiring authors!)

Learn how to bulletproof your work for accuracy. Tune in on Mar 24 -- @jaimealyse.bsky.social & I are gonna teach you how to better organize your work using Scrivener &how to best work with a fact-checker! Details>>

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Excited to join @wudan.bsky.social for this webinar next month on annotating a manuscript for fact-checking. I'll be talking about how (shock of shocks) you can use Scrivener to streamline the process www.eventbrite.com/e/how-nonfic...

FACTUAL Factual provides high-quality standardized fact-checking services to nonfiction storytellers working in print, audio, and documentary film.

There are attempts at making fact checkers easier to find - and creating a world where we’re not exploited by bad pay.

@wudan.bsky.social has created a one-of-a-kind agency, for example, that connects fact checkers with people who are willing to pay for them.

factual.squarespace.com

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

For ACLU Magazine, I'm looking to chat with individual activists protecting civil liberties & civil rights, who have changed tactics under Trump 2.0.

Is this you? Someone you know? Secure tips to me via Signal: Wudan.11

I loved this piece about how to best work with fact-checkers niemanstoryboard.org/2025/03/14/h...

Annotating a draft for fact-checking is an art that is honed through practice. If you're looking for best practices check out Factual's valuable annotation guide factual.squarespace.com/store/p/anno...

The podcast is no more, but you can access transcripts of old episodes and buy resources at www.wudanyan.com (find TWC in the nav bar)

Save your receipts This week, I began fact-checking on a colleague’s forthcoming nonfiction book.

I’m seeing lots of people I know professionally complain about the shakeup on the government pages & how it creates complications during the fact-checking.
Today on Factual’s newsletter, I share some tips on how to deal with the government page shakedown

factualagency.substack.com/p/save-your-...

Fact-checking is basically working in MDR. (IYKYK. If you don't, go watch Severance)

1. I am refining a lot of information (for accuracy)
2. The work is very mysterious and very important

A Massive Volcanic Catastrophe Could Hit the Pacific Northwest. Experts Are Sounding the Alarm. Dangerous mudflows, known as lahars, could inundate the communities surrounding Mt. Rainier in as little as 30 minutes.

While we are appreciating the work of federal workers, may I point you to a group of government scientists who work to protect the public from volcanic hazards?

Read more, in my latest feature: www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

Taming reactivity What living with a reactive dog taught me about managing my own emotions under Trump 2.0

On the newsletter today, I wrote about how learning to tame my dog's reactivity gave me the tools/principles to regulate my own emotions under Trump 2.0. If you're feeling like your emotions are at the whim of the news cycle, I strongly urge you to read this issue. wudan.substack.com/p/taming-rea...

A checklist for your freelance business under autocracy It’s hard to believe that inauguration is less than a week away.

I wrote a quick checklist of how to protect your business and YOU under autocracy. Freelancers, this one's for you: thewriterscoop.substack.com/p/a-checklis...

Accuracy is now a part of the resistance. I wasn’t surprised yesterday when Meta announced they were doing away with fact-checkers.

I had some *thoughts* on the Meta news yesterday, so of course, I wrote about it.

factualagency.substack.com/p/accuracy-i...

dude mark i'm so sorry I missed this! I am neverrrr on here yeah, can you email me please wudan.yan@gmail

To be honest, I can't be bothered with another platform that looks like Twitter.
If you want to hire me or work together, please just.... email me. Send mail by carrier pigeon. Any other interaction that reminds us of what it's like to connect human to human, not via a platform like this.

If you’re curious about requirements, how Factual works, and how to join as a fact-checker, I’m holding an open house next week, Weds 11/20, 12-1pm PST. It’s free!
www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-abou...

Right now I specifically have a need for science fact-checkers, so if you’re interested in becoming a Factual checker, go ahead and find the application via the link above.

Apply to be a fact-checker for Factual! :
Factual will have applications open *all the time* and applications will be processed on a rolling, quarterly basis. See this page for the timeline: www.factual.work/apply-to-be-...

An important announcement from Wudan about TWC… Also, Season 8: Episode 10: Your questions and TWC’s answers!

Read more about my full decision here! thewriterscoop.substack.com/p/an-importa...

Get more from The Writers' Co-op on Patreon creating podcast

You've heard it before and I'll say it again: community is so important. If you're looking for a business-oriented and psychologically safe freelance community, consider joining TWC on Slack. We welcome you if your'e queer, neurodivergent, etc. You can sign up at www.patreon.com/twcpod.

I know the show has been invaluable for freelancers, and anyone who's made the switch to freelancing. All the episodes will remain available to listen to on the listening platform of your choice.

All the resources I've produced will remain online, as well.

I am not very *online* in the same way I used to be anymore, which is excellent for my mental health.

But I wanted to hop on today and tell you that I'm sunsetting The Writers' Co-op's podcast.

Over the last five years I've produced 8(!!) seasons, the last two of which I did singlehandedly.

Ask a fact checker If your mom tells you she loves you, check it out.

I went on 1A this morning to talk about fact-checking! the1a.org/segments/ask...

FACTUAL Factual provides high-quality standardized fact-checking services to nonfiction storytellers working in print, audio, and documentary film.

If you’re a nonfiction storyteller looking for a fact-checker, @wudan.bsky.social’s new agency, Factual, may be poised to help. Learn more here. 🧪

FACTUAL Factual provides high-quality standardized fact-checking services to nonfiction storytellers working in print, audio, and documentary film.

Writer, reporter and fact-checker (& my former student) @wudan.bsky.social is launching a fact-checking agency. Might you want to work with Factual? www.factual.work

Next week, I’m excited to talk about how to best work with a freelance team with media entrepreneur Emma Carew Grovum & longtime assistant Anita Kenney. We’re going to talk about valuing your team, building trust, and learning to manage your team, and more! Join us
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Help CASW connect with its community on social media The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is working to understand where to best invest the organization's resources on social media in order to inform science writers and science journalists...

Calling all journalists and communicators interested in science: CASW has resources to share, and we want to make sure you hear about them.

Tell us how you like to get your information in this brief (really!) survey: bit.ly/CASWSurvey

We appreciate your help!

2024-Editorial Assistant for Wudan The Reporter LLC

We're about one week out before I close applications for my editorial assistantship. If you want to work closely with me for the next two years, this is your last chance to apply: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

How to create a marketing plan that doesn't suck with Austin L. Church Create a new marketing plan for your freelance business that you'll stick with — and doesnt' suck.

Freelancers! Do you want more control over your freelance business?

If so, join us next week for: HOW TO CREATE A MARKETING PLAN THAT DOESN'T SUCK.

Details + registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-cre...

How to create a marketing plan that doesn't suck with Austin L. Church Create a new marketing plan for your freelance business that you'll stick with — and doesnt' suck.

Come create a marketing plan for your freelance business that you'll be excited to stick with! May 14, 12-1pm PST with freelancer extraordinaire, Austin L. Church:

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