Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles Course Workbook

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Preliminary Steps in Writing a Scientific Manuscript

Using MD Anderson’s Resources Be sure to take advantage of all the resources available to you as a writer at MD Anderson:  Mentors

 Other faculty  Other trainees  Research Medical Library (classes)  Research Medical Library Phone: 713-792-2282

Email: RML-Editing@mdanderson.org www.mdanderson.org/library/

“Editing your own work is like removing your own tonsils— possible but painful.”

—Anonymous

Conclusion Remember the core message of this lesson: There are many things you can start doing now to get ready to write your next paper.

5-Stage Writing Process & Time Allowances:

Worrying Planning

15% 10% 25% 45%

Writing

Revising

Proofreading

5% —Michael Adelstein (A Writer’s Almanac)

“However great a man’s natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.”  Jean Jacques Rousseau

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