The Researchers' Writing Podcast Episode 16 - 5 common myths about writing research papers
Feb 2, 2025
25:12
This episode is all about persistent myths about writing scientific research papers and why they aren’t true.
I think this is a very important topic because holding one of these wrong beliefs could be what’s keeping you from enjoying writing papers and being good at it.
Whether you’re a native or non-native English speaker, or you’ve never used storytelling in your writing, or maybe you’re convinced that writing is slow and frustrating for everyone, join me while I break down these 5 common myths about writing research papers.
In this episode, I cover:
(02:10) Introducing the myths
(03:15) Myth #1: Need to be a native English speaker
(07:35) Myth #2: Storytelling covers up holes in your research
(10:20) Myth #3: Using fancy and complicated phrases and sentence structures
(14:00) Myth #4: It’s enough to hire someone to proof-read and clean up your paper
(19:13) Myth #5: Writing just is a slow and frustrating process
Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD
Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera
Want to dive deeper? We have a free training on how to write clear, concise, and compelling papers from start to finish using a structured and time-efficient writing process. Head over to researcherswritingpodcast.com/free to save your spot now!
I think this is a very important topic because holding one of these wrong beliefs could be what’s keeping you from enjoying writing papers and being good at it.
Whether you’re a native or non-native English speaker, or you’ve never used storytelling in your writing, or maybe you’re convinced that writing is slow and frustrating for everyone, join me while I break down these 5 common myths about writing research papers.
In this episode, I cover:
(02:10) Introducing the myths
(03:15) Myth #1: Need to be a native English speaker
(07:35) Myth #2: Storytelling covers up holes in your research
(10:20) Myth #3: Using fancy and complicated phrases and sentence structures
(14:00) Myth #4: It’s enough to hire someone to proof-read and clean up your paper
(19:13) Myth #5: Writing just is a slow and frustrating process
Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD
Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera
Want to dive deeper? We have a free training on how to write clear, concise, and compelling papers from start to finish using a structured and time-efficient writing process. Head over to researcherswritingpodcast.com/free to save your spot now!