🌿 It's our last day at #TDWG2026 and we've loved sharing #ORPHO, our newly launched scientific writing tool, with the biodiversity community.
✨ Thank you to everyone who tested it at our booth and joined our workshop!
@tdwg.org
#ScientificWriting #OpenAccess
✨ Thank you to everyone who tested it at our booth and joined our workshop!
@tdwg.org
#ScientificWriting #OpenAccess
September 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🌿 It's our last day at #TDWG2026 and we've loved sharing #ORPHO, our newly launched scientific writing tool, with the biodiversity community.
✨ Thank you to everyone who tested it at our booth and joined our workshop!
@tdwg.org
#ScientificWriting #OpenAccess
✨ Thank you to everyone who tested it at our booth and joined our workshop!
@tdwg.org
#ScientificWriting #OpenAccess
Newly expanded version of my guide to scientific writing -- known as the “15 steps” -- published in PLOS Computational Biology. Special thanks to Éric Marty for creating a fantastic visualization.
Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
#ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
#ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
September 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Newly expanded version of my guide to scientific writing -- known as the “15 steps” -- published in PLOS Computational Biology. Special thanks to Éric Marty for creating a fantastic visualization.
Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
#ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
#ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
Fantastic editorial on #ScientificWriting. 👇
I wished I could have written something like this. Rude, fun and meaningful.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic editorial on #ScientificWriting. 👇
Digging out my copies of #JohnMcPhee #books, remembering being a new #geologist, how it has carried across into #spatial #data, #geomorphology, #geomorphometry, #hydrology, #landcover, #engineeringgeology, #landuse, so many #usecases...
#GIS #science #scientificwriting #readingforpleasure
#GIS #science #scientificwriting #readingforpleasure
January 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Digging out my copies of #JohnMcPhee #books, remembering being a new #geologist, how it has carried across into #spatial #data, #geomorphology, #geomorphometry, #hydrology, #landcover, #engineeringgeology, #landuse, so many #usecases...
#GIS #science #scientificwriting #readingforpleasure
#GIS #science #scientificwriting #readingforpleasure
The appendix evolveing independently is the feeling I get about many paper drafts I am reviewing. #scientificWriting
March 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The appendix evolveing independently is the feeling I get about many paper drafts I am reviewing. #scientificWriting
I wrote something... about writing. #ScientificWriting to be exact, but I think it applies to all kinds of #writing.
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
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March 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I wrote something... about writing. #ScientificWriting to be exact, but I think it applies to all kinds of #writing.
⏰Free Publishing Workshop!⏰
💻Join our Senior Editor, Professor Emma Sayer, for a powerful webinar on mastering core writing skills #ScientificWriting
Register here👇
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💻Join our Senior Editor, Professor Emma Sayer, for a powerful webinar on mastering core writing skills #ScientificWriting
Register here👇
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January 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⏰Free Publishing Workshop!⏰
💻Join our Senior Editor, Professor Emma Sayer, for a powerful webinar on mastering core writing skills #ScientificWriting
Register here👇
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💻Join our Senior Editor, Professor Emma Sayer, for a powerful webinar on mastering core writing skills #ScientificWriting
Register here👇
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Today we're seeing @KatieLowles off to her new adventure in #SciComm #ScientificWriting (with me being sad but proud about it) #proudPI
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Today we're seeing @KatieLowles off to her new adventure in #SciComm #ScientificWriting (with me being sad but proud about it) #proudPI
Dear Mr. @josephfasano.bsky.social I love your poetry and this poem in particular, so much so that I wish to reshare it with my 3 followers #AI #ScientificWriting
March 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dear Mr. @josephfasano.bsky.social I love your poetry and this poem in particular, so much so that I wish to reshare it with my 3 followers #AI #ScientificWriting
Principles of Scientific Writing and Biomedical Publication offers expert guidance from JAMA editors on writing, peer review, ethics, and successful publication.
The full text is now freely available via Oxford Academic
Read it now at oxford.ly/453LvCQ!
#OpenAccess #ScientificWriting
The full text is now freely available via Oxford Academic
Read it now at oxford.ly/453LvCQ!
#OpenAccess #ScientificWriting
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Principles of Scientific Writing and Biomedical Publication offers expert guidance from JAMA editors on writing, peer review, ethics, and successful publication.
The full text is now freely available via Oxford Academic
Read it now at oxford.ly/453LvCQ!
#OpenAccess #ScientificWriting
The full text is now freely available via Oxford Academic
Read it now at oxford.ly/453LvCQ!
#OpenAccess #ScientificWriting
🖊️ Do you want to learn how to write clearer, more effective research papers?
Our scientific writer Louise Burrows hosted an online workshop on #ScientificWriting.
📺 Missed it? Watch the recorded session here: youtu.be/gQmRA3DCy70
#ResearchCommunication #AcademicPublishing
Our scientific writer Louise Burrows hosted an online workshop on #ScientificWriting.
📺 Missed it? Watch the recorded session here: youtu.be/gQmRA3DCy70
#ResearchCommunication #AcademicPublishing
Scientific Writing Skills for Young Researchers
YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
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February 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🖊️ Do you want to learn how to write clearer, more effective research papers?
Our scientific writer Louise Burrows hosted an online workshop on #ScientificWriting.
📺 Missed it? Watch the recorded session here: youtu.be/gQmRA3DCy70
#ResearchCommunication #AcademicPublishing
Our scientific writer Louise Burrows hosted an online workshop on #ScientificWriting.
📺 Missed it? Watch the recorded session here: youtu.be/gQmRA3DCy70
#ResearchCommunication #AcademicPublishing
I have #reprints. If you're old-fashioned like me and would like a copy of this article, just drop me a line by email... #ScientificWriting #WritingCommunity
Writing is the most essential activity of a scientist because without writing there is no thinking and no real opportunity for exchange in the marketplace of ideas go.nature.com/4iXlwRQ
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An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
go.nature.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have #reprints. If you're old-fashioned like me and would like a copy of this article, just drop me a line by email... #ScientificWriting #WritingCommunity
If you can't explain your research to a 10-year-old, who exactly are you writing that paper for?
#ScientificWriting #PhDLife
#ScientificWriting #PhDLife
April 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
If you can't explain your research to a 10-year-old, who exactly are you writing that paper for?
#ScientificWriting #PhDLife
#ScientificWriting #PhDLife
After a very frustrating weekend of editing a manuscript by a junior scientist who really. liked. words. I ordered and gifted a new copy of Strunk and White. Probably the single most satisfying thing I've done all month! #elementsofstyle #scientificwriting #allwritingreally #mentorship
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
After a very frustrating weekend of editing a manuscript by a junior scientist who really. liked. words. I ordered and gifted a new copy of Strunk and White. Probably the single most satisfying thing I've done all month! #elementsofstyle #scientificwriting #allwritingreally #mentorship
The last sentence of a paragraph can on occasion be used effectively to say something witty, ironic, or even contradictory.
#readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure #scientificwriting #legalwriting #professionalwriting #writinghumor
#readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure #scientificwriting #legalwriting #professionalwriting #writinghumor
March 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The last sentence of a paragraph can on occasion be used effectively to say something witty, ironic, or even contradictory.
#readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure #scientificwriting #legalwriting #professionalwriting #writinghumor
#readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure #scientificwriting #legalwriting #professionalwriting #writinghumor
Please repost & spread the word that there's still space for a couple more participants in our #ScientificWriting workshop next week!
@csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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@csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
@csee-scee.bsky.social
Will you be at #CSEE2025 next week? @bgmerkle.bsky.social and I have a couple of open spots in our workshop on Teaching and Mentoring Scientific Writing! Sunday 6th, 1-3 p.m.
You *may* still be able to register on the conference website; if not, please just contact me for details.
You *may* still be able to register on the conference website; if not, please just contact me for details.
July 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Please repost & spread the word that there's still space for a couple more participants in our #ScientificWriting workshop next week!
@csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
@csee-scee.bsky.social
@csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
@csee-scee.bsky.social
Stating the issue at the beginning of a sophisticated paragraph can take one, two, or even three sentences. Four won't work.
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
March 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Stating the issue at the beginning of a sophisticated paragraph can take one, two, or even three sentences. Four won't work.
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
Did you know that a writer can control the perception of the message with the order of the words in the sentences of the message’s paragraphs?
#readerexpectations #scientificwriting
#readerexpectations #scientificwriting
August 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Did you know that a writer can control the perception of the message with the order of the words in the sentences of the message’s paragraphs?
#readerexpectations #scientificwriting
#readerexpectations #scientificwriting
The 5-sentence paragraph taught in school — topic sentence, body, conclusion — rarely exists in professional prose. Forget it.
#professionalwriting #scientificwriting #legalwriting #readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure
#professionalwriting #scientificwriting #legalwriting #readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure
March 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The 5-sentence paragraph taught in school — topic sentence, body, conclusion — rarely exists in professional prose. Forget it.
#professionalwriting #scientificwriting #legalwriting #readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure
#professionalwriting #scientificwriting #legalwriting #readerexpectationapproach #paragraphstructure
In a paragraph, you never are sure the issue statement has finished until you know you are now launched into the discussion.
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
March 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
In a paragraph, you never are sure the issue statement has finished until you know you are now launched into the discussion.
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
#ScientificWriting #legalwriting #ProfessionalWriting
A sentence must connect backward and forward to its neighbors as smoothly as a fine sentence flows from its start to its end.
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A sentence must connect backward and forward to its neighbors as smoothly as a fine sentence flows from its start to its end.
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
State as early as possible in a sentence the words that logically connect this sentence back to the one that preceded it.
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
State as early as possible in a sentence the words that logically connect this sentence back to the one that preceded it.
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
#readerexpectationapproach #EffectiveCommunication #ScientificWriting #ClarityInWriting #contextcontrolsmeaning
FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY: Open Call for Contributing Scientific Writers (The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium)
Learn more here: www.scseagrant.org/open-call-fo...
#coralreefs #coastalheritage #freelancejobs #jobs #scientificwriting #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology #seagrantconsortium
Learn more here: www.scseagrant.org/open-call-fo...
#coralreefs #coastalheritage #freelancejobs #jobs #scientificwriting #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology #seagrantconsortium
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY: Open Call for Contributing Scientific Writers (The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium)
Learn more here: www.scseagrant.org/open-call-fo...
#coralreefs #coastalheritage #freelancejobs #jobs #scientificwriting #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology #seagrantconsortium
Learn more here: www.scseagrant.org/open-call-fo...
#coralreefs #coastalheritage #freelancejobs #jobs #scientificwriting #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology #seagrantconsortium
🐘 Happy World Elephant Day! Did you know elephants may hold clues to cancer prevention? The secret: extra copies of the TP53 gene🧬Learn more in my article: 🔗 www.thepinkscientist.co.uk/articles/
#WorldElephantDay #TP53gene #p53protein #CancerPrevention #ScientificWriting
#WorldElephantDay #TP53gene #p53protein #CancerPrevention #ScientificWriting
August 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
🐘 Happy World Elephant Day! Did you know elephants may hold clues to cancer prevention? The secret: extra copies of the TP53 gene🧬Learn more in my article: 🔗 www.thepinkscientist.co.uk/articles/
#WorldElephantDay #TP53gene #p53protein #CancerPrevention #ScientificWriting
#WorldElephantDay #TP53gene #p53protein #CancerPrevention #ScientificWriting
🧪 New from the 2026 Princeton University Press eBooks collection!
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing offers a practical roadmap for researchers who want their ideas to resonate. @princetonupress.bsky.social
🔗 https://loom.ly/PN0emXw
💻 https://loom.ly/1s4TjzE
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing offers a practical roadmap for researchers who want their ideas to resonate. @princetonupress.bsky.social
🔗 https://loom.ly/PN0emXw
💻 https://loom.ly/1s4TjzE
August 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🧪 New from the 2026 Princeton University Press eBooks collection!
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing offers a practical roadmap for researchers who want their ideas to resonate. @princetonupress.bsky.social
🔗 https://loom.ly/PN0emXw
💻 https://loom.ly/1s4TjzE
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing offers a practical roadmap for researchers who want their ideas to resonate. @princetonupress.bsky.social
🔗 https://loom.ly/PN0emXw
💻 https://loom.ly/1s4TjzE