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Aug 21
2008

The Art of paper writing

Posted by Dr. R. J. Yadav in Writing , Radiology report , Radiologist , Publications , Private practice , Plagiarism , Journal , Education , Editor , Case publication

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Dr. R. J. Yadav
art.jpgI have met many people who seem to be born writers but their writings have never appeared in any paper, magazine or whatever. They have a strong desire to write but they have this fear, 'It will not be printed,' it might be returned with nasty remarks' etc etc. And those who really sit down to write after adjusting their table and chair,writing pad well positined and pen in their hand raise their face upwards,the pen supporting the chin, mind goes to the vast emptiness of the sky searching the all elusive first word or the sentence, when ever they sit to write.

Little they realise that a trainee paratrooper is often to be pushed from the air craft and rest of the journey to the ground is effortless. Perhaps in US if you dont write articles in medical journals you wont get promotions. We, here, have discovered lots of excuses. When we read some known person's good article we say oh! he is in a medical college with all facilities; there are residents to write for him etc. Yes ,the residents are those paratroopers who in some / most of the cases do most of the work of collecting, investigating the cases, and the literature search but they are all the time guided (pushed) by the boss, who often gives 'the first sentence'?

During the literature search you will come across many well written articles and you will be tempted to copy their sentences in your writings. Appreciating a good writing is a good beginning, collect those good sentences, good words in a diary read them ones in a while to inculcate the habit of good writing. But for God's sake do not use those sentences or paragraphs verbatim, in your article without quoting the original author other wise you may be held guilty of plagiarism.