Writing is an essential part of scientists\u2019 daily life. Writing comprehensible and well-structured papers is a key to publishing; Writing convincing and concise grant proposals is a key to funding. In addition, writing for the public becomes more and more important.<\/p>\n
Diction and clarity of the written text<\/strong> is hard work; however, there are great books which could help you to reflect on your mode of expression. One wonderful book is Strunk, W., Jr. & White, E.B. (2000, 1979). The Element of Style (4th<\/sup> ed.). New York: Longman<\/em><\/strong>. I not just learned a lot when reading it a couple of years ago, I also enjoyed the reading itself a lot.<\/p>\n I just saw that it is online available here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Moreover, a PDF version<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is accessible.<\/p>\n As writing a lot makes a successful scientist, but finding time to write and organizing the writing<\/strong> is again hard work, I also found it helpful to reflect my organization of writing. A helpful book for this reflection was Silvia, P. J. (2007). How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, American Psychological Association, Washington DC<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Finally, one recommendation from Christina Sch\u00fctte<\/span><\/a>\u2019s grant writing workshop last week \u2013 of which a preview is accessible on google books \u2013 is Silyn-Roberts, H. (2000). Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports. Oxford, England: Butterworth-Heinemann<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Some more general tips on scientific writing<\/strong><\/span><\/a> are provided by Michael A. Morrison, Professor at the University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n Please feel free to add further recommendations<\/strong> in the comments\u2019 section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing is an essential part of scientists\u2019 daily life. Writing comprehensible and well-structured papers is a key to publishing; Writing convincing and concise grant proposals is a key to funding. In addition, writing for the public becomes more and more … Continue reading