Resources for Writers in Rowan Martindale's GEO 371 / 391

Adam's presentation on writing, literature review, and using sources

• Papendieck - Thinking and Writing in Genres Download Thinking and Writing in Genres

General Writing Guidance

• Style Manual for Writing in Geology (A short geoscience-specific guide by Rossbacher and Rhodes, 2006) Links to an external site.
• Examples: Active vs. Passive  Links to an external site.
• When to use the active and passive voice  Links to an external site.
• Sounder Thinking through Clearer Writing (Woodford, 1967)
• The Science of Scientific Writing (Gopen, 1990)

Genre guidance

• Research proposals
• Reports

Writing with the work of others

• Avoiding Plagiarism Links to an external site. (UT Guide)
• Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it.  Links to an external site. (Brief presentation by Megan Lowe at ULM)
• GSA Bulletin Style
• Overview of manuscript preparation guidelines for authors Links to an external site.
• Manuscript Style Guidelines Links to an external site.
• References Examples and Guidelines Links to an external site.
• Manuscript Template (doc) Links to an external site.