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The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist´s Guide to Writing provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact. Drawing on his own experience as a scientist, graduate adviser, and editor, Stephen Heard emphasizes that the goal of all scientific writing should be absolute clarity; that good writing takes deliberate practice; and that what many scientists need are not long lists of prescriptive rules but rather direct engagement with their behaviors and attitudes when they write. He combines advice on such topics as how to generate and maintain writing momentum with practical tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more.

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"A tremendous resource for new science writers. Heard writes so that you want to keep reading, which of course is the skill he´s teaching in this book. The Scientist´s Guide to Writing is carefully considered, engaging, and full of useful ideas."--Mikaela Huntzinger, coauthor of How to Do Ecology: A Concise Handbook

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Stephen B. Heard is professor of biology at the University of New Brunswick in Canada and associate editor of the journal American Naturalist.

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