Choose the Right Time
It is critically important that you choose the right time to write. Do not rush the process. Too many clinicians rush the writing process because they are impatient and want to get it “off their desk.”
Few of us have the kind of schedule that allows us to sit down and write for more than a few minutes a day. If done correctly, however, this may be all the time you need to write a good article.
Iles suggests, “Experienced medical writers try to write for minutes, not hours. They know that setting aside a whole day or weekend with the idea that they will stay at their desk until they have completed a manuscript more often leads to frustration than to success.”3
The purpose of this editorial is to let you know, whether you are an aspiring or experienced writer, we need you and want to assist you in having success in journal writing. I would like to hear from you about how we can best encourage and support you in writing an article for a journal this year.
Please send your suggestions to PAEditor@qhc.com.