In my last newsletter, I wrote that I was going to keep sending newsletters, even though I’m going on maternity leave soon. Turns out, that was a wildly optimistic plan 😅.
Not only have I failed to send any newsletter over the past weeks, I haven’t managed to schedule any newsletter for the upcoming months either. Whoops!
So, here’s what I’m going to do instead: I’ll share an overview of the writing resources currently available to you as a subscriber. That way, even if I’m a bit quieter in your inbox for a while, you still have tools and guidance to support your writing and productivity. Let’s have a look!
Strategies for writing efficiently:
7 strategies to reduce scientific writing stress
Scientific writing can be stressful
at times – yet can it also be fun? Yes!
But you need the right tools.
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Structuring your writing process
An organised approach to writing leads
to a more coherent narrative. In this
post six stages to structure you writing
process, and how to recognise them.
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Building an academic writing habit
The key to success is motivation, ability,
and a good prompt. How can you
leverage this for your own academic
writing habit? Three strategies and an
exercise to get started.
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Academic language & copy-editing your work:
Email course: mastering scientific sentences
Learn to write with clarity, flow, and precision, copy-edit fast with AI, and get a free cheat sheet at the end of the course.
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Reading to improve your writing style (exercise)
Reading other people’s work is a great way to improve your own writing skills. With this exercise, you’ll know what to look for.
Read more – Full exercise available upon request
Getting good feedback:
4 tips for getting feedback that elevates your work
Good feedback is invaluable, but not always easy to find. This post describes four tips to get a useful evaluation of your manuscript.
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Resources to start with a new writing project:
Workbook: 3 questions to answer when writing your paper
A workbook to help you plan your paper
or thesis, by formulating the three
questions that every scientific
publication must answer.
Read more – Full workbook available upon request
From Data to Draft: a quick-start guide
Five tips to help you plan and write your
next scientific manuscript. Get it now,
because it’s leaving soon!
Available upon request
Why you shouldn’t start with the Methods
Scientists sometimes advise each other
to start a paper by writing the Methods.
Three reasons why this is bad advice.
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The publication process:
The ins and outs of submitting and publishing papers: a guide
Not sure what to expect from the publication process? This blog post explains it step by step (pro tip: make an account before you submit).
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There’s more available, actually, but these are the top resources I’d recommend checking out first. If you’re interested in more writing resources, there’s always my blog, with long-form posts along with recent newsletters from the past months.
If you’re looking for more in-depth support, I’ll be taking on new clients from February 2025 onward. So if you need help with your journal article, PhD dissertation or MSc thesis, don’t hesitate to connect with me then—I’d love to work with you!
And that’s a wrap! Good luck, and here’s to (hopefully!) happy writing.
See you next year,
Rosanna