I’ve decided that this will be the end of The Science of Writing series for my blog. The idea for this series came about when I was debating in my head what aspects of my scientific career had helped me with my writing. (I have quite a bit of time during the day to … Read more
So, I’ve blathered on about what a scientist does, but now we can get into the nitty gritty of the science of writing. And we’re going to start with something that is fundamental to writing, and that is storytelling. Storytelling is everything in fiction writing. Readers will forgive all manner of writing sins if you … Read more
If you missed part I, you can find it here. So, how does a scientist grow from an itty-bitty undergraduate into a full fledged professor? It’s actually a process that takes decades, involves countless hours in the lab, and it very strictly delineated. You do A, then B, then C, and then you might get … Read more
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been thinking of doing a series on how my scientific training has helped me with my writing. But I realized that before I could just start blathering away about it, I needed to first go over exactly what it is that scientists do all day, since most … Read more