" The Scientist's Guide to Writing is a practical, hands-on guide that will help you develop a healthy and effective writing practice. It's also an inspiring love letter to science and the written word that will remind you why writing matters. I've watched the warm, wise advice in this book demystify writing and give students confidence to share their science powerfully and with care for their reader. Plus, it's funny and full of good life advice. The world would be a better place if every scientist read this book!" --Kimberly Nicholas, author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World "This book is a handy reference guide that offers excellent and well-grounded advice about scientific writing. For less experienced writers, and for students in scientific writing courses, this book provides the structure and scaffolding necessary for solid communication. For those of us who have more experience, the accumulation of helpful tips and perspectives is like having a talented friend sitting next to you as you're working on your project." --Terry McGlynn, author of The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching "This book does a great job of providing readers with the tools needed to make writing easier and more effective by focusing on the process and developing the habit of writing.

As a consequence, this is a great guide for graduate students, and will also be helpful to scientists who are looking for ways to improve their writing, and get more of it done." --Dianna K. Padilla, Quarterly Review of Biology "Heard's book is both a delight to read and highly informative. I recommend Stephen Heard's book to anyone, not just to scientists who choose to improve their academic writing." --Stephen K. Donovan, Journal of Scholarly Publishing.