Writing science : how to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded /

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Author / Creator:Schimel, Joshua.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9905592
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ISBN:9780199909513 (electronic bk.)
0199909512 (electronic bk.)
9780199760237
0199760233
9780199760244
0199760241
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other form:Print version: Schimel, Joshua. Writing science. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012 9780199760237
Standard no.:9786613427878
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Writing in science
  • 2. Science writing as story telling
  • 3. Making a story sticky
  • 4. Story Structure
  • 5. The Opening
  • 6. The Funnel: connecting O and C
  • 7. The Challenge
  • 8. The Action
  • 9. The Resolution
  • 10. Internal Structure
  • 11. Paragraphs
  • 12. Sentences
  • 13. Developing flow
  • 14. Energizing writing
  • 15. Words
  • 16. Condensing
  • 17. Putting it all together: real editing
  • 18. Dealing with limitations
  • 19. Writing global science
  • 20. Writing for the public
  • 21. Resolution
  • Appendix A: My answers to revision exercises; Appendix B: Writing resources.