Articles on Writing Well
The Science of Writing Science -- George Gopen and J. A. Swan, American Scientist, 78, 550-558, 1990.
A Writing Guide for Petrological (and Other Geological) Manuscripts -- T. N. Irvine and D. Rumble, III, (in consultation with L. M. Irvine), Supplement to the Journal of Petrology, 1-46, 1992.
Seven Suggestions for Becoming a More Productive Writer -- Mano Sigham, from Change magazine, March/April, 2008.
Abstracts
A Scrutiny of the Abstract, I -- Kenneth K. Landes, AAPG Bulletin, 35, 1660-1680, 1951.
A Scrutiny of the Abstract, II -- Kenneth K. Landes, AAPG Bulletin, 50, 1992-1999, 1966.
The Abstract Rescrutinized -- P. D. Lowman, Geology, 16, 1063, 1998.
Some considerations when abstracting -- Kenneth D. Mahrer, Geophysics, 58, 10-11, 1993.
From this article: An abstract should summarize the content of the article not the intent of the writer(s). It should contain only that which you are specifically reporting in the manuscript. Based on Day's (1983) recommendations, the abstract should have at most one or two sentences on each of the four foundation points of your work. These are:
1. principal objectives and scope of the work,
2. methodology,
3. results,
4. conclusions.
An example of a good abstract from a scientific meeting:
Ulrich, C. A., and L. D. Slater, Hysteresis in the low frequency electrical response of unsaturated unconsolidated sediments , American Geophysical Union, Annual Fall Meeting, Dec. 6-10, 2002, San Francisco, CA, Abstract # T22B-1159, 2002.
Introductions
Conclusions
On line links
Articles on writing by Kenneth D. Mahrer from his column, Writer's Block, published in The Leading Edge:
What I learned on my summer vacation , March , 1998.
Golf swings, tennis serves, and technical writing -- things we can upgrade , May, 1998.
Do I need a tune-up and where to get one if I do , August, 1998.
If you write it well, they will read it , October, 1998.
An open letter to authors whose native language is not English , February, 1999.
Ten common qualities of uncommonly effective writers , May, 1999.
Why manuscripts fail, according to 12 experts , June, 1999.
To make a silk purse: The contract between reviewers/editors and authors , September, 1999.
Bugged by bad writing? Help break the cycle , January, 2000.
The DSB method -- Persuasive writing made simpler , February, 2000.
Sages of the ages , June, 2000.
A boring test , July, 2000.
Too many chefs -- an allegory , September, 2000.
Clearer sentences -- Part 1 , May, 2001.
Clearer sentences -- Part 2 , June, 2001.
Cohesive paragraphs, Part 1 , August, 2001.
Cohesive paragraphs, Part 2 , October, 2001.
Overcoming yourself , October, 2001.
Ask yourself , February, 2002.
Writing papers people remember , January, 2003.
An old friend and a new old friend , April, 2004.
Proofreading your own writing? Forget it! , November, 2004.
The threads of writing , January, 2005.
Old paradigms never die , April, 2005.
Here is an article by Robert Stewart, James Brown, Don Lawton, and Laurence Lines about writing.
Here is an article by David Mermin, a Cornell Physics Professor, about writing equations in an article.
Articles from the May, 1993 issue of The Leading Edge. These three articles follow from the Gopen and Swan article listed above.
Simplicity in writing -- William Zinsser.
Crochets and Convictions -- William Zinsser.
William Safires Rule's for Writing -- William Safire.
Web Pages on Writing
Articles on Writing Reviews of Manuscripts
Link to My Web Page on Writing Critical Book Reviews
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