Handout: Common Errors in Student Science Writing
For many years, I have compiled a list of common errors that my students have made in writing scientific papers. I have printed it out and handed it out to several cohorts of first-year undergraduate students over the past few years. I hope this short guide to student writing has helped them improve. It’s been […]
“Don’t use the same word twice.”
There’s always that memory that you have from your childhood that still influences your life today. When I was probably 8 years old, someone showed me a centipede on the ground and then said, “Don’t touch it. It’s poisonous.” Of course, now I know better, but I still can’t help but be unrealistically reluctant today. […]
Tribute to Jinny Nathans, AMS Archivist and Librarian
July 5, 2020 Filed under Blog, Featured, Potpourri, Uncategorized
Jinny Nathans (Photo Source: Cambridge Rotary Club) It is devastating to hear that Jinny Nathans passed away this past week due to COVID-19. From American Meteorological Society Executive Director Keith Seitter: “I’m sorry to report that AMS staff lost one of its own to COVID-19. Longtime archivist and librarian Jinny Nathans died this past Sunday. […]
Eloquent Science Workshops for Your Organization
June 24, 2020 Filed under Blog, Featured, News, Posters, Potpourri, Presentations, Publishing, Resources, Reviewing, Writing
I am delivering online and in-person workshops on scientific-communication skills designed specifically for your needs.
Chapter 5: “The Motivation to Write”, plus Video: “Overcoming Barriers to Writing”
“Writing can be a struggle, or it can be fun. Most likely it is both. The attitude with which we approach the writing project can determine its success. Lack of motivation and writer’s block can prevent us from beginning, continuing, completing, and enjoying writing projects. This chapter provides strategies for overcoming these obstacles to our […]
