- Start by writing a complete first draft of your paper, except for the introduction and Conclusion. (It is easiest to leave the introduction and Conclusion until after the main body of the paper is written.)
- Make sure the ideas in the paper are in the right order. If not, move blocks of the paper around with your text editor until they are.
- Work on the transitions between ideas. Make sure that at each stage the reader has a road-map of where he or she is going.
- Check each paragraph for unity. Each paragraph should have one main potin.
- Work on the sentences to reduce the fog index. The Fog index F is defined as F=0.4(L+P), where L is the average number of words per sentence and P is the average number of poly syllables per 100 words of text.
- Get rid of as many passive verbs as possible. Change as many verbs as possible into the active form.
- Use verbs more than nouns.
- Get rid of as many abstract words as possible.
- Check for consistent use of verb tense.
- Do not use "this" as a pronoun. When "this" is used as a pronoun, its antecedent is often missing or poorly defined, and the resulting writing usually looks amateurish.
- Check your entire document for subtle grammatical mistakes.
- Polish and polish. Check that the sentence rhythm and timing are pleasing, and that the ideas flow clearly and simply.
- Write the Conclusion.
- Write the Introduction.
(from IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, Sep. 1992.)
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