The Dozen Duties of Geoscience Writing

1. Research topic and develop reference list
2. Determine audience
3. Write a working title
4. Develop main headings
5. Construct an outline
6. Choose and confirm sources of data and graphics
7. Design additional graphics
8. Write first draft
9. Prepare bibliography
10. Revise graphics, writing structure and style
11. Have colleague(s) read and comment
12. Revise! - Revise! - Revise!

Modified from O'Connor, M., 1991, Writing successfully in science: London, HarperCollins Academic, p. 2.