Writing Resources

Scientific Paper Writing Resources

• American Scientist - The Science of Scientific Writing by George Gopen and Judith Swan (PDF version)
• Bartleby.com - The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. (1918 edition)
• Duke University - Academic Writing Resources
• Duke University - Summary of Some Internet Sources for Scientific Writing
• Guardian.co.uk - A manifesto for the simple scribe – my 25 commandments for journalists by Tim Radford
• News@Nature.com - The write stuff by Henry Gee
• Oikos - How to write consistently boring scientific literature by Kaj Sand-Jensen
• Purdue University - Online Writing Lab

Grant Proposal Writing Resources

• Bar-Ilan University - Persuasive Proposal Writing
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - How to Fail in Grant Writing
• College of William and Mary - Proposal Preparation Guides
• Duke University - Proposal Writing Guides
• The Foundation Center - Proposal Writing Short Course
• Georgia Perimeter College - Proposal Writing - Stages and Strategies
• Human Frontier Science Program - The Art of Grantsmanship
• Indiana University - The Most Common Errors Made in Research Proposals and Applications
• Jacob Kraicer - The Art of Grantsmanship (pdf version)
• Learner Associates - Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
• Michigan State University - Academic Fundraising Web Resources
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - All About Grants
• National Institutes of Health - Grant Writing Tips Sheets
• National Science Foundation - A Guide for Proposal Writing
• PLoS Computational Biology - Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
• Alice Reid - A Practical Guide For Writing Proposals
• Science's Next Wave - Grants and Grant Writing - extensive collection of articles
• Stephen F. Austin State University - Proposal Development Tips
• US EPA - Tips On Writing a Grant Proposal
• University of Michigan - Proposal Writer's Guide
• University of Pittsburgh - Selected Proposal Writing Websites
• University of Vermont - Grant Writing Resources
• Stephen Wilbers - Grant proposal writing

Sample NSF Proposal - Implications of Disequilibrium Ecology for Environmental Ethics and Policy

Textbook Writing Links

• There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen (NY Times 1/2/2010)
• In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History (NY Times 8/8/2009)
• The Future of E-Textbooks (Wired 8/15/2000)

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