It began with a new Twitter follower. [I believe this connection came via WriteOnCon? Will have to check on that…]
Katie Slivensky@paleopaws
I’m a science educator and writer fascinated with the natural world. My goal in life is to inspire others to get to know science a little better.
Hmmm…Science. I like science; and I strive to weave accurate, real-life info and facts into my writing. A proverbial lightbulb ignited. [It was more an Edison-style bulb than those weird pigtail fluorescents. Sorry, energy misers!] Thus began this Tweetversation.
John Lucas Hargis @gypsyroots
@paleopaws Awesome on the science front! What’s your specialty?Katie Slivensky @paleopaws
@gypsyroots My science degrees are in paleontology and my side interests include astronomy and zoology. Yay science!John Lucas Hargis @gypsyroots
@paleopaws Wow! That is an amazingly, perfect mix. Are you open to having your brain picked at some point in the future (for a novel)?Katie Slivensky @paleopaws
@gypsyroots Absolutely! Any and all writers should feel free to use me as a sounding board for science-y things in their books. Just DM me!John Lucas Hargis @gypsyroots
@paleopaws That’s awesome! Thx for your willingness to share your knowledge. I retweeted. You may be in for it now! 😉Katie Slivensky @paleopaws
@gypsyroots Haha, np. I live to teach science, so helping fellow writers with this stuff is a blast for me. Thanks for the RT!John Lucas Hargis @gypsyroots
@paleopaws You’re welcome. In the meantime, I will check out your blog to see what kind of goodies I can unearth.
So, there you have it.
Not only is Katie a phenomenal mix of writer/educator/scientist, but she is more than willing to share her talents with others. Make her happy by hitting her up with your random scientific questions & thirst for knowledge. Your writing may very well be richer for it. You can message her on Twitter or contact her through her website.
Follow Katie on Twitter @paleopaws
Check out her blog here: http://discoverific.blogspot.com/
In the Comments: Please feel free to provide links & leads to other professionals you know are willing to serve as sounding boards for authors.
LUCAS HARGIS 
It’s all true! Feel free to ask me any science question and I’ll get you an answer. If I don’t know the answer myself, I’ll find out through one of my colleagues from my museum or from university contacts. =) I’m here to help your manuscript be as scientifically accurate as possible!
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Katie, if you don’t mind (and not to sound creepy about it) I’m going to follow you (on twitter). I write a lot of science fiction, and maybe one day I’ll DM you a question. But aside from that, your everyday musings must be interesting to read on the feed too!
And thank you Lucas for introducing us all to such a wonderful, helpful, and knowledgeable personality in the sometimes confusing social web!
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Oh, and yes, I did find you through WriteOnCon! I’m loving that conference to pieces.
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I thought that was the initial touchpoint!
You are a goddess for opening yourself up to this. Thx again.
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Go science! I’m def going to follow your blog Katie.
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Wow thanks Katie that’s really kind of you!! 😀
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I had an inkling my writing buds would latch on to this idea!
Can hardly wait to hear of the connection resulting in some writing.
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