Writing Tips Archives - Butler Scientific Communications https://butlerscicomm.com/category/writing-tips/ Your SciComm Ally. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:57:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://butlerscicomm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BSCTop1-150x150.gif Writing Tips Archives - Butler Scientific Communications https://butlerscicomm.com/category/writing-tips/ 32 32 Do you make these 6 rookie mistakes in your abstract? https://butlerscicomm.com/6-rookie-mistakes-in-your-abstract/ https://butlerscicomm.com/6-rookie-mistakes-in-your-abstract/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:48:00 +0000 https://butlerscicomm.com/?p=884 We get it, abstract writing is hard. Writing a great abstract requires condensing a lot of key info about your study into a very short space while convincing a reader to read your paper. Yikes. The good news is that simply learning to diagnose and fix these 6 common abstract mistakes will already elevate your abstract… Read More »Do you make these 6 rookie mistakes in your abstract?

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/6-rookie-mistakes-in-your-abstract/feed/ 0 Overcome WRITER’S BLOCK and get back to writing in https://butlerscicomm.com/overcome-writers-block-in-under-30-min/ https://butlerscicomm.com/overcome-writers-block-in-under-30-min/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:10:00 +0000 https://butlerscicomm.com/?p=873 Writer’s block is a complicated issue that stems from causes ranging from basic procrastination to not taking the time to establish healthy writing habits. This second post in our writer’s block series gives 7 tips to overcome writer’s block by helping you keep your focus on your writing project and giving your brain the space it needs… Read More »Overcome WRITER’S BLOCK and get back to writing in <30 min

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/overcome-writers-block-in-under-30-min/feed/ 0 How to overcome writer’s block in https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-overcome-writers-block-instantly/ https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-overcome-writers-block-instantly/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://butlerscicomm.com/?p=855 While many tips for how to overcome writer’s block are preventative in nature and include things like setting up good writing habits and routines, these are long-term solutions that don’t help if what you really need is words on paper right now.  So this first installment in my series on overcoming writer’s block provides my best… Read More »How to overcome writer’s block in <1 min with 8 proven strategies!

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-overcome-writers-block-instantly/feed/ 0 Why was my scientific paper/grant rejected? What to do when the importance isn’t clear. https://butlerscicomm.com/what-to-do-when-the-importance-isnt-clear/ https://butlerscicomm.com/what-to-do-when-the-importance-isnt-clear/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://butlerscicomm.com/?p=775 It is not uncommon for the importance to be unclear in your scientific research paper or grant. This problem that comes in a lot of forms… “Even though I KNOW my work is a good fit for the journals I am submitting to, I keep getting desk rejected from every one!” “My grants NEVER get… Read More »Why was my scientific paper/grant rejected? What to do when the importance isn’t clear.

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/what-to-do-when-the-importance-isnt-clear/feed/ 0 When to spell out numbers in scientific writing https://butlerscicomm.com/when-to-spell-out-numbers-in-scientific-writing/ https://butlerscicomm.com/when-to-spell-out-numbers-in-scientific-writing/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:15:00 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=244 When to spell out numbers in scientific writing can be tricky, and how/when to do this is one of the most common questions I get. And I get it…sometimes they are numerals and sometimes they are spelled out, and this can seem both arbitrary and not worth your time to figure out. If you are… Read More »When to spell out numbers in scientific writing

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/when-to-spell-out-numbers-in-scientific-writing/feed/ 1 Most papers make this conclusion mistake. How to finish strong! https://butlerscicomm.com/most-papers-make-this-conclusion-mistake-how-to-finish-strong/ https://butlerscicomm.com/most-papers-make-this-conclusion-mistake-how-to-finish-strong/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:13:15 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=295 There is one giant underused opportunity I see in a large majority of the papers I work with, which comes in the conclusion and final paragraph of the paper. To see what this mistake stems from, lets first look again at the overall outline of a paper based on the paper scope (discussed in more… Read More »Most papers make this conclusion mistake. How to finish strong!

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/most-papers-make-this-conclusion-mistake-how-to-finish-strong/feed/ 0 Better writing CAN boost your impact – now with data! https://butlerscicomm.com/better-writing-can-boost-your-impact-now-with-data/ https://butlerscicomm.com/better-writing-can-boost-your-impact-now-with-data/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:36:23 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=250 This is according to a new opinion piece published in PNAS, at least, but we already agree with them or we wouldn’t be here! The article I am referring to: Benjamin Freeling, Zoë A. Doubleday, and Sean D. Connell. Opinion: How can we boost the impact of publications? Try better writing. PNAS January 8, 2019 116 (2) 341-343 Click here for… Read More »Better writing CAN boost your impact – now with data!

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/better-writing-can-boost-your-impact-now-with-data/feed/ 0 How to set a writing resolution that sticks https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-set-a-writing-resolution-that-sticks/ https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-set-a-writing-resolution-that-sticks/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2019 20:00:40 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=233 Writing is a touchy subject in academia. Basically, everyone should be writing, and no one is writing nearly enough. Ask anyone, from a graduate student to a full professor, how their writing is going, and you are likely going to see that deer-in-the-headlights panic. Its also about that time again…the end of the year when… Read More »How to set a writing resolution that sticks

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-set-a-writing-resolution-that-sticks/feed/ 0 How to best tackle your draft when you have blank-page syndrome https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-best-tackle-your-draft-when-you-have-blank-page-syndrome/ https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-best-tackle-your-draft-when-you-have-blank-page-syndrome/#respond Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:49:07 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=218 We’ve all been there – staring at the blinking cursor on our all-too-white Word document waiting for inspiration to strike. Blank-page syndrome in manuscript preparation can lead to enormous amounts of wasted time and word-vomited first drafts that require significant editing overhauls. Fortunately, the order in which you draft your manuscript can be one of… Read More »How to best tackle your draft when you have blank-page syndrome

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]]> https://butlerscicomm.com/how-to-best-tackle-your-draft-when-you-have-blank-page-syndrome/feed/ 0 “So what?” A simple test for concise, interesting writing https://butlerscicomm.com/so-what-a-simple-test-for-concise-interesting-writing/ https://butlerscicomm.com/so-what-a-simple-test-for-concise-interesting-writing/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:27:55 +0000 http://www.butlerscientificcommunications.com/?p=212 The “so what” test can be a powerful tool for making your scientific writing concise and ensuring that it is interesting to your reader. Effective writing and editing in the sciences requires concise and convincing language, but it also needs to be informative. There are lots of tips out there for how to do this,… Read More »“So what?” A simple test for concise, interesting writing

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