I'm supposed to be editing a journal article for submission. It's been sitting on my desk for a long time. I've even finished the experiments for the follow up paper! I really need to stop looking at garbage on the internet - Including this comic defining my exact situation.
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lol, I agree. I find the most difficult aspect is trying to make sure a paper is clear and concise wihtout being too wordy. I just finished one a few days ago..huge relief it is when you're done though.
A while ago I took a course in Academic writing (well, english is not my native language, so it was called English academic writing). One of the best things I learned there was that it really pays to initially write things down really quick and (probably) very dirty. When you've done this, check whether you like the way the contents are setup and then add figures. Now you have a 'complete' text and at this point it is clear how different parts of the text interact. This enables you to properly edit and be clear without using too many words.
Of course, this is only theory, in practice, we just look at crap from the internet and then write the actual article if one night (preferably the night before the deadline). ;)
OMG, yes...that is so me, at exactly this very moment....
[sob]
this is so true, it'd not even funny.
i'm ALSO revising a paper for resubmission. we expect that it'll be accepted this round, so i should just buck up and get it in.
but instead, here i am.
which means...you're my girl in a bikini/T-Rex???
OK, I'll come clean: this reminds me of an embarrassingly recent conversation with my materials science-trained boyfriend.