Resources

Free downloads, plus links to our favorite materials and even a few good rants

Resources from the book

This two-page hand-out details key stages of every text's development and the types of feedback that can actually be used at each stage.

In just two pages, this hand-out offers you and the writers you mentor an actionable checklist and examples with which to develop individualized revision plans.

Use this two-page hand-out to identify a developing writer's current competencies, then map out which skills and practices they should work to improve next.

Appendix+

As we note at the beginning of the appendix in the book itself, there are a lot of resources to help you help developing writers. We provided as much of a list as we could in the book, but here, you can scrollllllll endlessly! So, we'll maintain/update this version of the appendix as we find additional resources we think you'll appreciate.

Take me to the super-appendix!

Events, workshops & recordings

Fri, Jan 30
Mentoring academic writing efficiently and effectively
Fredericton
Details
Jan 30, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM AST
Thu, Jan 29
Book launch
Laramie
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Jan 29, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM MST
Join us online & in-person for a mini-workshop, Q&A, and book signing to celebrate the US launch of our book! Click "details" button to RSVP for online or in-person (and to win one of 20 free copies of the book!).
Fri, Jan 09
The bad and the good of ChatGPT: Helping writers use generative AI tools to think and grow their skills
online
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Jan 09, 2026, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM AST
Wed, Nov 12
Plenary Talk
Association for Communication Excellence co
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Nov 12, 2025, 11:10 AM – 12:20 PM
Bethann's keynote for the Association for Communication Excellence: Words matter: Effective writing instruction must be part of equitable science career prep
Sun, Jul 06
Workshop
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Details
Jul 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bethann & Steve lead a workshop on "Mentoring scientific writing efficiently and effectively" for the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Our websites & social media

Bethann: School of Good Trouble

Bethann's website provides 13+ years' of posts about writing, creativity in science, self-care as an academic, enhancing academia, sharing science (aka scicomm) and more. She also posts all her syllabi (14 & counting) about scicomm, writing, science career prep, and more.

Steve: Scientist Sees Squirrel

Steve's website is a treasure trove of advice and resources about scientific writing. In addition to 10 years' of blog posts, he also posts his entire scientific writing course (syllabus, materials, slides, assignments), and more!

Our writing-related blog posts & essays

Bethann's top favs from School of Good Trouble

Steve's top favs from Scientist Sees Squirrel