Interlude: Parallel Structure, Diversity, and Cues

One of my core values is to help others. And this value is a pillar of my business at Redwood Ink.

This newsletter is an extension of that value. I want to share the best resources to help you communicate your hard work in a meaningful way.

To share even more resources, I am also posting tips and insights on LinkedIn. If you're interested in following my posts, head over to my profile. I'd love to have a conversation about your joys and challenges with writing.

Now onto my latest curated round-up of the best tips, tools, and resources on scientific and medical writing.💌 Round-up

🎉 Featured

Prewriting, Writing, Rewriting: Three Steps to Drafting a Compelling Grant Proposal
I had a great time talking about developing grant proposals for the Center for Research, Artistic, and Scholarly Excellence at the Univerity of San Francisco. Now I am looking forward to working with each of the attendees in one-on-one coaching sessions.
 

💻 From My Desk

How to Create Clear Patterns with Parallel Structure
Parallel structure ensures that information follows the same grammatical pattern in a sentence. This structure makes the information easier to understand and remember.

Make Sure to Choose the Right Word: Assure vs Ensure vs Insure
The verbs assure, ensure, and insure all relate to “making sure” of something. But these verbs have distinct meanings that can affect how readers interpret your writing.
 

📆 Upcoming

Scientific Writing Masterclass - Summer 2022
I'm getting great feedback from the participants in the course. If you're interested in joining the next offering, simply reply to this email. I'd love to hear from you.

👓 Reading

Writing up your clinical trial report for a scientific journal: the REPORT trial guide for effective and transparent research reporting without spin
"The REPORT guide...is intended to supplement established first choice reporting tools, such as Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT), by adding tacit knowledge...about reporting topics."

The giant plan to track diversity in research journals
"Efforts to chart and reduce bias in scholarly publishing will ask authors, reviewers and editors to disclose their race or ethnicity."

Editors publishing in their own journals: A systematic review of prevalence and a discussion of normative aspects
"Journal guidelines should include clear information about the handling procedure for submissions authored by editors."

🎧 Listening

Cues - On Charisma with Vanessa Van Edwards
"We all have patterns for when we...are at our most confident and natural. Tracking those and taking advantage of them to give yourself more comfort and ease in your communications can immediately increase your charisma."

🧰 Tools

Word Histories
Do you ever wonder about the history behind phrases, such as "one fell swoop"? This website is packed with little-known facts about common phrases.

💬 Quote

"Your passion for words and sentence structure should equal a painter’s passion for color and brushstroke." — Andrew McAleer

Thank you so much for reading.

Warmly,

Crystal