Archive for November, 2009
Writing Submission Documents for the Regulatory Reader
In the workplace, all readers are busy and have limited time and energy to engage in business documents. This is especially true when considering the reading practices of the regulatory reviewer at agencies such as the FDA.
As I mentioned in this blog in the past, regulatory readers engage in documents in a manner we characterize [...]
Why Do You Write Techncial Reports?
Yesterday, I facilitated my short course on technical writing at the Eastern Analytical Symposium education program. As I typically do in these sessions, I asked the session participants the question, “Why are you writing the technical documents you produce?” “What is your goal or purpose for writing?”
For most writing contexts in the life sciences, [...]
What is Good Writing?
Good science is predicated on good communication, and that communication occurs principally through written documents, documents that are technically complex and data rich. Good scientific writing places demands on effective conveyance of ideas and interpretations of information. So exactly what is good writing?
Good writing reflects the high quality of thinking that underlies a specific body of work and [...]