Effective writing: core skills
Writing for science
Writing for advocacy
INTRODUCTION
Principles of effective writing
CREATING A MESSAGE
Defining your purpose
Analysing your readership
Writing a message sentence
Checking your message
ORGANISING YOUR IDEAS
Creating a structure
Collecting evidence
Writing an outline
WRITING A FIRST DRAFT
Functions of prose
Explanation techniques
Summary and introduction
Navigation aids
Resource materials
Using graphics
Elements of layout
EFFECTIVE EDITING
General principles
Constructing effective paragraphs
Improving your sentences
Choosing your words
INTRODUCTION
A different form of writing
What we will cover
DEVELOPING THE CONCEPT
Why publish
What to publish
Your main message
Your readership
Where to publish
PREPARING AN OUTLINE
Types of papers
Main message
Principal objective and hypothesis
Materials and methods
Principal findings
Conclusions
Introduction
WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT
Deepening the outline
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results
Discussion
Writing a first draft
Writing style
TOPPING AND TAILING
Title
Ethics of authorship
Abstract
Acknowledgements
References
Appendices
Editing your manuscript
PUBLISHING
Submitting the manuscript
Responding to editors
Correcting proofs
Marketing the publication
UNDERSTANDING ADVOCACY
Who you are writing for
What to write for whom
Constructing a message
Hearts and minds
Paradigms
MEDIA FOR ADVOCACY
Articles
Leaflets
Newsletters
Pamphlets
Press releases
Posters
Resource centre
RESOURCES
Recommended reading
Useful journals and magazines
Useful websites
HELP
A guide for trainers
How to navigate
Frequently asked questions
ABOUT US
Fahamu
Authors
Acknowledgements
IDRC
