Kaun LabOct 26, 20211 minPreparing Scientific PapersAt a recent Carney Methods Meet-up (https://www.brown.edu/carney/news-events/carney-methods-meetups), hosted by the Scientific Director...
Kaun LabOct 26, 20211 minReaching Your Writing GoalsWriting always takes me longer that I think it will. It doesn't matter what I'm writing: manuscripts, grants, emails, paper reviews,...
Kaun LabOct 24, 20211 minHelpful Blogs And BooksMy favorite book is "Writing Science in Plain English" by Anne E. Greene. I keep it close at hand when I'm editing because it explains...
Kaun LabOct 24, 20211 minHow To Start Writing a ManuscriptIn which order should you start writing? In all honesty, if you're motivated to write a particular section, start there and go go go....
Kaun LabOct 24, 20212 minStaying On Task When WritingOne of the hardest things about writing is getting the motivation to start, and then staying motivated and focused through the process....
Kaun LabOct 24, 20211 minStoryboardingStoryboarding is essentially sketching out scenes from a story and putting them in the right order when developing a video, animation or...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minBias In CitationsScience is performed by people and all people have biases. Scientific papers by women and people of color are undercited compared to...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minWriting ExercisesHere are some writing exercises that you can do to practice some of your style and grammar skills. Many of them are directly from...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minMaking FiguresI like clean looking figures that show all the raw data, are big enough that you can read without zooming in a million times, are aligned...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minStyle and Grammar TipsThe main rule in science writing is to ensure your prose is clear and concise so your audience understands the points you are trying to...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow Do I Know If I'm Plagiarizing?Plagiarism is taking someone's else's words or work and representing it as your own. It is way more common that you think and sometimes...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow To Write A Detailed OutlineThe purpose of an detailed outline (something akin to an annotated bibliography) is to provide the reader with a summary and evaluation...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minStaring At A Blank PageTo me, the hardest part of writing a manuscript is staring at the blank page on my computer. Here are a few tips for how to avoid staring...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minComponent Parts of ManuscriptsThe beauty of science writing is that the format is very predictable. When writing a manuscript here are the sections: Title Authors and...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow To Read And Understand Scientific PapersIn order to write an effective scientific paper, it really helps if you've had some practice reading and reviewing scientific papers....
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minReceiving And Giving FeedbackWriting is a process, and all science manuscripts go through many, many, many versions before they are published. Sometimes it's so many...