Some believe that writing a scientific paper is a dry process, devoid of creativity.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
Writing a paper is more like making a movie! If you are the lead author/prof, you are the director of the movie.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
Writing a paper is more like making a movie! If you are the lead author/prof, you are the director of the movie.
Just as with a movie, a scientific paper starts with a vision. Not all the details have been worked out, but a high-level idea is there, and you are excited about the final product once it is done.
You then start putting together the paper/movie piece by piece.
You then start putting together the paper/movie piece by piece.
Just as a director works with lots of people to make the movie, there is often a team of graduate students working with the lead author/prof to create the paper. Leading this team correctly is part of realizing the vision.
Just like a movie, a scientific paper takes a lot of time (sometimes years) to make. Seeing the finished product at the end can be super satisfying.
A director thinks about what the audience should feel, how they should react, to each scene in the movie. At the end, you want them to have a certain emotional experience.
For a paper, you want the readers to reach a certain conclusion at the end.
For a paper, you want the readers to reach a certain conclusion at the end.
