Program Day1 (Nov. 18)
14:30 ~ 15:30 Writing
- First, most scientific writers aren’t born geniuses, but develop facility with writing by deliberately practicing the craft. Second, the goal of all scientific writing is clarity: effortless transfer of information or argument from writer to reader. Third, it’s enormously helpful for writers to think consciously about their own writing behavior.
- Stephen B. Heard
We discuss writing in today's publication environment, and the more global aspects involved in transferring your work efficiently to the reader - organization, style, length.
16:00 ~ 17:00 Editing
- You can write by ear, you can write by instinct, but you have to edit analytically. . . It takes time, it takes diligence, it takes attention. . . You will be a better writer because you are a better editor of your own prose.
- John E. McIntyre
We discuss the more local aspects of writing - words, sentences, paragraphs.