Scientific Writing

1) How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J Silvia (notes) (video) (research habits by Rob Hyndman)

Submit pristine first drafts

Craft excellent resubmission letters

The world of journals isn’t scary: its merely slow

Wrap up

1) the joy of scheduling (stick to a schedule)

2) want less, do more

3) binge writing consumes time that should be spent on normal living (weekends), enjoy life, work-life balance

4) protect real world time as you would your writing time

Summary

1) setting goals

2) setting priorities

3) monitor progress

4) agraphia group

5) Write first, revise later

6) Outline always first (it is writing)

7) Write an article as if it will be rejected (revise and submit to another journal)

8) Submit pristine first drafts

9) Craft excellent resubmission letters

Video of writing skills (link) at the 51:00 mark or before the person talks about how the task of writing is to change the ideas in other people's heads; those people are the prominent people in that subfield; that is what it means to be a successful professor

Coursera course on writing by Kristin Sainani

1) Figures and tables should be self-explanatory

2) link

About 60% of reviewer criticisms relate to quality of writing and presentation of results (tables and graphs)

3) Write thoughtful caveats and limitations

Advice on writing by EO Wilson (link)

Write daily

github repository (link)