Science Writing: How?

Maybe most would say writing about science has never been an easy job and will never be, but we could at least try to make it easy for our readers to finish reading our articles.

And understanding it the way we understand it.

Sometimes, we don't find the right words. Sometimes, the first word in our sentence doesn't jive with the next; thus, the words in that sentence don't fit together.

Sometimes, we just don't know how to say what we want to say even though we know the what, when, where and why.

The problem is how. How am I going to write this? How am I going to write this in a way that my readers would get the exact point I am talking about?

There should be communication between the two, not miscommunication as Dave Munger calls it.

"Understanding the audience, determining the message, deciding on strategies, and measuring success."- major components of successful communication

Knowing for whom to write is a huge step towards a successful writing. By knowing who exactly they are, we would know what strategies to use, and how to make these strategies work.

John Timmer said, “It feels like the public has completely lost touch with what science is all about.”

The public has not completely lost touch with science, I believe. People just often don't find science articles that are interesting and easy enough to read.

Our job is to make that kind of articles and make them see it.