I feel fortunate to be invited by a prestigious journal in my field to write a regular blog for the journal's online social media companion. I am having difficulty in making this transition from a pure research writer to a blogger. Thoughts?
As I started to write my very first blog for this new series, my first impression is that blogs are easier to write than research articles. It is much more like a letter to a friend. I miss the time when I used to write letters to friends and family. A lot more thought went into them. Now, with social media etc., the age of formal letters seems like a dream.
I think blogging is completely different from research
Best Regards Gulzar Shah
A blog is a social platform for sharing thoughts and news whereas research is a process of conducting scientific work (fact-finding task). Of course, you may use any of your research in your blog for your fans to see and read but that may not make it a research in itself. Research papers go through reviews and comments from reviewers are important unlike in blogging. Gulzar Shah
Yes Christopher J Graham i like your pony raised in the link you have shared. Although that discussion has a different angle, it was fun to read various perspectives.
Hi all, thank you so much for all of your thoughts and ideas. I just completed my very first official blog (after over 100 peer-reviewed publications). It is titled: Data talks and hearsay walks: health informatics and social determinants of health; will appear on soon on : https://jphmpdirect.com/
Being a research blogger means popularizing science. Use more plain language to explain even difficult staff for the common public. Drop out too complicated details. Only explain the crucial things, don't go into too much specialized details. I think, that's the key factors...
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Linguistics
- Composition Studies
- Writing