RESOURCES: Plain language
Using plain language means writing in a way that your intended audiences can immediately find, understand, and use your messages and information. It’s not about “dumbing down” your message but …
Category: Writing resources
Books, websites, tools, courses… All kinds of links to resources to help you write better scholarly and professional English.
BOOK: The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams: Basic design principles
Even if you’re not a designer, you can make your documents more attractive. In her brilliant book, Robin Williams explains the four basic design principles we need to use.
COURSE: “Writing in the Sciences” online course
If you’re looking for a great (and free) course on academic writing, especially in the sciences, Stanford University’s “Writing in the Sciences” on Coursera is an excellent choice!
RESOURCE: How to use an editor to help avoid journal rejection
Here’s a useful infographic by Editage Insights which summarizes their article on “Most common reasons for journal rejection.” How can an editor help you avoid these problem issues?
BOOK: Dreyer’s English: A delightful batch of tips to help you write better
Have you read Dreyer’s English yet? What is it about, is it any good? Here are things that I thought it was great for.
RESOURCE: TIPS for writing better journal articles: Focus
There’s a handy infographic on Wiley that summarizes five tips for writing better science papers (and they should know what they’re talking about!).
TOOL: Grammarly love
Want to write better? No matter if you’re an editing professional or not, Grammarly is a must-have tool to check your writing!
BOOK: Great punctuation guide, part 2 of 2
I’ve never read punctuation books before for pleasure, but The best punctuation book, period. by June Casagrande is an impressively concise and useful book for anyone who has to write/edit in different styles.
BOOK: Great punctuation guide, part 1 of 2
So not only am I enjoying reading Grammar Girl, but, much to my surprise, here I am curled up on the couch with two books on punctuation. Here’s my review (i.e., endorsement!) of Grammar Girl’s Punctuation 911.
WEBSITE/PODCAST: Grammar Girl rocks
Back in my high school days, my roommate and I used to joke that she was in charge of grammar and me, spelling. Between the two of us, we could write correct English.