Why this hub
Over the past years I’ve deep dived into all aspects of scientific writing and publishing. What a text should look like, how to write it, and how to actually get it done. This hub is the culmination of that thinking work.
My hope is that this hub can help other students and researcher write their papers. During my own PhD, I struggled with writing, and I felt frustrated that I couldn’t find better support. The only useful course available required I’d already written a draft, but that’s exactly what I struggled with. The books I read focused on general or more humanities-focused instruction — with little guidance on the specific structure and language preferences related to my scientific field — or seemed to gloss over the challenges I had with just not knowing what to write.
Perhaps I read the wrong book. Perhaps this hub is just another speck of dust in the giant landscape of academic writing advice. But if it helps one student avoid the frustration I felt, that’d be cool.
Who this is for
I wrote this hub with science PhD students in mind — especially those working on their first (or second, or third) papers.
Paid writing support
If you want hands-on help applying the tools presented on this hub, I offer Writing Consultations.