[New post] Brevity in scientific writing is a good thing – until it isn’t

ScientistSeesSquirrel posted: "Nearly all of us need to work at making our scientific writing more concise. I'm definitely part of "nearly all of us" – my usual first draft needs to be trimmed down by 30%, producing a second draft that needs to lose another 30%. In my experience, makin" Scientist Sees Squirrel Brevity in scientific writing is a good thing – until it isn't ScientistSeesSquirrel Feb 28 Nearly all of us need to work at making our scientific writing more concise. I'm definitely part of "nearly all of us" – my usual first draft needs to be trimmed down by 30%, producing a second draft that needs to lose another 30%. In my experience, making a manuscript shorter nearly always makes it […] Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Scientist Sees Squirrel. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/brevity-in-scientific-writing-is-a-good-thing-until-it-isnt/ Powered by WordPress.com