by Brian Waters | Dec 7, 2019 | Process, Publishing, Writing Tips
It’s definitely not as complicated as that teacher in the photo above makes it out to be. But scientific writing is no piece of cake, either. You can learn how to do it, and make it a whole lot easier, as I have been teaching students for years. Here are eight...
by Brian Waters | Nov 26, 2019 | Book reviews, Process, Writing Tips
If you look at writing advice books, on Twitter, on the internet, or wherever, you will come across advice about forming a regular writing habit. Which I think in general is good advice, but how regular should the habit be? When it comes to writing or other creative...
by Brian Waters | Nov 24, 2019 | Process, Writing Tips
(Or, how to get started writing quickly.) How many times has this happened? You make some time to sit down and write. Great, pat yourself on the back! Then you sit there, computer on, file open, cursor blinking, but no words appearing on the screen. You can’t think of...
by Brian Waters | Oct 30, 2019 | Book reviews, Process, Publishing
I picked up this book a few years back, when I was preparing to teach my Scientific Writing and Communication course at the University of Nebraska. I was immediately hooked on it, and have gained much in terms of story structure and setting up logical progression of...
by Brian Waters | Oct 23, 2019 | Process
Where and how do you like to write? At your home, in a group at a coffee shop, alone at the office? I did an informal survey of a group of graduate students not long ago, using an online form. One of the writing prompts was “Describe the ideal writing situation...
by Brian Waters | Oct 23, 2019 | Process, Publishing
The writing improvement cycle is a concept I came up with after teaching scientific writing for a few years at the University of Nebraska. Like my students, I had to learn how to write in the scientific writing genre. It was not an easy process for me. One of the key...
