Preface ........................................................ ix
Acknowledgments ............................................... iii
1 Writing in Science ........................................... 3
2 Science Writing as Storytelling .............................. 8
3 Making a Story Sticky ....................................... 16
4 Story Structure ............................................. 26
5 The Opening ................................................. 35
6 The Funnel: Connecting О and С .............................. 50
7 The Challenge ............................................... 58
8 Action ...................................................... 67
9 The Resolution .............................................. 83
10 Internal Structure .......................................... 95
11 Paragraphs ................................................. 104
12 Sentences .................................................. 112
13 Flow ....................................................... 124
14 Energizing Writing ......................................... 133
15 Words ...................................................... 145
16 Condensing ................................................. 158
17 Putting it All Together: Real Editing ...................... 174
18 Dealing with Limitations ................................... 180
19 Writing Global Science ..................................... 189
20 Writing for the Public ..................................... 195
21 Resolution ................................................. 204
Appendix A: My Answers to Revision Exercises .................. 207
Appendix B: Writing Resources ................................. 212
Index ......................................................... 215
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