Thank You for 10,000 Subscribers: The Mindset of the Elite Scientific Writer

I appreciate your interest and support! I know many of you are struggling to become better scientific writers. So, in this video I’m going to talk about what it takes to become an expert at scientific writing, focusing on the mindset of the elite scientific writer.
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00:00 Intro
01:42 Becoming an author
02:15 Core message
03:01 Audience
03:46 Example
04:54 Importance
06:31 Aspirations
10:02 Wrap up
Papers mentioned in the video:
Blanchon et al. (2017) Retrograde accretion of a Caribbean fringing reef controlled by hurricanes and sea-level rise. Frontiers in Earth Science, Volume 5. doi.org/10.338...
Watson, J. D., Crick, F. H. C. (1953) A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Nature, 171 (4356): 737-738. www.nature.com...
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[@EarthPlanet356]

Congratulations on reaching this milestone!

[@johnbarryyallagher1128]

Thank you Karen, I always struggle to write despite a number of articles under my belt in my interrupted career.

[@damianandresuriarte8151]

Congratulation for your 10.000 Subs. Still, since the number of young researchers outweighs the Elite Writers, I'm sure there'll be a lot more people to come. Thanks for the valuable lessons!

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

Thanks. I hope more young researchers are inspired to become elite writers.

[@aminerezzoug9144]

Congratulation !!

[@novita5921]

This is a gem. Very useful video. Thank you Karen🙂

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AndyCorkum]

Congratulations. Your channel has been a great contribution to many of us and it's greatly appreciated!

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

Thank you very much!

[@tuxodu]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing these amazing and helpful advice!

[@Dr_ks]

THANKS for sharing it, could you make a short video also on review articles?, what mindset and approaches should we use to write reviews. Thanks for your time

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

I posted a video on how to write a review article a while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXbbe4aPqdtjmc0

[@hollisspear6278]

Just by chance I found this as I was scrolling through motorcycle stunt videos. But everything Dr. McKee says also applies to business and technical writing. Even for informal content not being published. A few extra minutes spent editing can save hours later on.

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

Not sure why my writing videos would be mixed in with motorcycle stunt videos, but thanks for taking time to point out their application to business and other technical writing.

[@editor4958]

The algorithm is mysterious brother. It served this vid up to me too. Why? Look at the hits. Weird. Got any good motorcycle stunt vids to point me to?😄

[@EarthPlanet356]

How can we tell how our paper will benefit the readers of the journal? Recently, I wrote a cover letter to a journal editor and found that I was having a hard time describing the benefits of the manuscript to readers. I repeated our findings!

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

See this video for some ideas about how to explain the benefit of your paper for readers: How to make the transition from student writing to published author: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpWoqJeKjL1pn80

[@EarthPlanet356]

@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK Thank you!