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Appendix D - Writing Resources for Long-Term Professional Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

L. Michelle Baker
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Writing in the Environmental Sciences
A Seven-Step Guide
 , pp. 270 - 275
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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References

Reference Works

Council of Science Editors. (2014). Scientific Style and Format, 8th edn, University of Chicago Press.Google Scholar
Garner, Bryan A. (2009). Garner’s Modern American Usage, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Hacker, Diana and Sommers, Nancy. (2014). A Writer’s Reference, 8th edn, Bedford / St. Martin’s.Google Scholar
Kipfer, Barbara Ann. (2002). Flip Dictionary, 2nd edn, Writers Digest Books.Google Scholar
Martin, Elizabeth. (2008). A Dictionary of Biology, Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Martin, Elizabeth A, ed. (2009). Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors, Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
McGraw-Hill Education. (2002). McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th edn, McGraw-Hill.Google Scholar
Merriam-Webster. (2003). Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edn, Merriam-Webster.Google Scholar
United States Government Printing Office. (2008). Style Manual, An Official Guide to the Form and Style of Federal Government Printing, www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2008/content-detail.htmlGoogle Scholar

Online Resources

Associated Press Stylebook Online, Ask the Editor. www.apstylebook.com/?do=ask_editorGoogle Scholar
The Chicago Manual of Style Online, New Questions and Answers, www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/latest.htmlGoogle Scholar
Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips. www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girlGrammarly.comGoogle Scholar
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (OWL). https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/Google Scholar

Professional Organizations

Association of Earth Science Editors. Annual meeting, quarterly newsletter, and blog. www.aese.orgGoogle Scholar
Council of Science Editors. Annual meeting, quarterly journal, webinars, short courses, online access to style guide. www.councilscienceeditors.orgGoogle Scholar
National Association of Government Communicators. Annual meeting, European government communicators’ newsletter, webinars, online research, and training library. www.nagc.comGoogle Scholar
Society of Environmental Journalists. Annual conference, regional conferences and meet-ups, quarterly newsletter, project funding opportunities, mentor program. www.sej.orgGoogle Scholar

Training Offered by the Author

(for details visit http://conservationwritingpro.com/training)

Eight Weeks to Writing with Clarity—8 weeks, online. Course participants learn the seven-step writing process by participating in weekly webinars, writing exercises on a course forum, and meeting the instructor before and after the course.

Keys to Transparent Communication—2 days, onsite. Course participants learn how to lay a foundation for their document and how to convey the essentials.

Argument for Scientists—4 days, onsite. Course participants learn how to remain neutral and unbiased while stating a position and convincing the reader of its value.

Keys to Effective Editing—2.5 days, onsite. Course participants learn the hard skill of copyediting and the soft skill of training their staff to be better writers.

Recommended Reading

King, Stephen. (2000). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, 10th anniversary edn, Scribner.Google Scholar
Lamott, Anne. (1995). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anchor.Google Scholar
Saller, Carol Fisher. (2009). The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself), Chicago University Press.Google Scholar
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. SAGE. www.sagemagazine.orgGoogle Scholar
Zinsser, William. (2006). On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Non-Fiction. 30th anniversary edn, Harper.Google Scholar

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